head to head
vs
Pokémon Trading Card GamevsWords With Friends
Pokémon Trading Card Game leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Words With Friends leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pokémon Trading Card GameWords With Friends
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 3
Words With Friends leans harder on reads: Mild board-control denial against the human opponent
Variance6 vs 5
Pokémon Trading Card Game leans harder on variance: Draws, coin flips, and prize cards
Optimization7 vs 8
Words With Friends leans harder on optimization: Word knowledge and bonus-square math would be trivialised by a solver
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.