Barack Obama reveals he only plays one game of telephone

Many of us rely on our smartphones for entertainment and communication, and we play New York Times games like Wordle, Connections, and Strands on our phones. (CNET has Daily answers to those gamesplus Connections: Sports Edition and a mini crossword, if you’re stumped.)

Now, one famous person recently revealed that he only plays one phone game – and it’s one you’ve probably heard of.

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Former President Barack Obama appeared on Latest episode of the WTF podcast with Marc Maron on monday. He revealed the only game he plays on his phone Words with friends.

Obama says he’s playing a pun to maintain his friendship with longtime White House photographer Pete Souza.

“I could be in the middle of negotiating a nuclear treaty, and if that ringing goes off, there’s a part of me that says, ‘I wonder what ‘word’ Pete Souza played,’” Obama said.

Words with Friends is similar to, but not related to, the world-building game Scrabble. It was released in 2009 and is owned by the gaming company Zynga. It can be played on iOS and Android devices. Players take turns creating words on the game board using a rack of seven letter tiles, trying to score as high as possible while using special bonus tiles to double or triple their score. As of Tuesday, Words With Friends ranked No. 14 on the list of free word games in the Apple App Store.

Obama did not clarify whether he or Souza tended to win the majority of the duo’s matches.