Anyone else think that here should be a mode that has a really short turn timer to churn out some faster matches? I honestly hate having multiple games running and having to wait for my opponent to take their turn. I never understood the appeal of "office" games where you can play a game over a long period of time.

I like it. You ever play Words with Friends? It's just scrabble on iPhone or Droid, but its fun to play with your friends - checking your phone periodically to see if its your turn. I think that the appeal is stronger if you have multiple matches going on. If you only have 1 to look forward to then yeah, I can see how it would be somewhat frustrating to wait around - same goes for this game. But honestly, I like that a lot about this game because I can play the game with my friends even when our schedules don't match up.

The "secret" is just to start multiple games. The game is built for it. Its pretty cool in practice too. When you are wrapping up the last few rounds of one game, hopping over to do your initial round of the next.
 
I have about 5 games going right now.

I have a couple of turns I need to submit, thanks for reminding me.

I understand what you mean, but I like it the way it is.  You can play your turns and then go back to your work. It's nice.