Charades prompts
Start with everyday actions or animals, or try acting out a title word by word. Each card names its category so you know which gesture to start with. Kids is a set for younger players, and every category runs from easy to hard.
Add individual prompts or a whole category, then play your list.
Everyday actions 70
Act out something you might do on an ordinary day.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy43
Blowing out birthday candles
Blowing soap bubbles
Changing a diaper
Changing a light bulb
Chopping an onion
Cracking an egg
Directing traffic
Drilling a hole
Eating with chopsticks
Flying a paper airplane
Hailing a taxi
Hanging laundry
Ironing clothes
Making a snow angel
Milking a cow
Mowing the lawn
Painting a wall
Peeling a banana
Picking apples
Playing hide-and-seek
Playing on a seesaw
Playing peekaboo
Pumping up a bicycle tire
Raking leaves
Reading a newspaper
Replacing batteries in a remote
Rocking a baby to sleep
Scooping ice cream
Skipping a stone
Sleepwalking
Sliding down a slide
Squeezing a lemon
Swinging on a playground swing
Taking a bow
Tasting something sour
Toasting marshmallows
Twirling spaghetti
Unloading a dishwasher
Unlocking a door
Vacuuming
Washing a car
Watering plants
Wrapping a present
Medium13
Grating cheese
Hanging a picture
Installing a child car seat
Jump-starting a car
Kneading dough
Opening a combination lock
Parallel parking
Paying with coins
Putting up a baby gate
Rolling up a garden hose
Scraping ice off a windshield
Sharpening a kitchen knife
Signing an autograph
Hard14
Checking in at an airport
Cleaning a swimming pool
Cleaning out a gutter
Folding a stroller
Giving a dog medicine
Hitching a trailer
Loading a bike onto a rack
Opening a sofa bed
Putting chains on car tires
Resetting a circuit breaker
Returning a purchase
Setting up a video call
Sorting laundry
Voting in an election
Funny situations 107
Act out small mishaps and unlikely situations.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy24
A heel snapping on the dance floor
A shopping bag handle snapping
A waiter carrying too many plates
A wedding ring stopping at your knuckle
Accidentally clapping with a drink
Drinking with the bottle cap on
Dropping your phone on your face
Getting dizzy after spinning around
Ketchup suddenly flooding your plate
Losing a shoe in deep mud
Losing your grip on wet soap
Missing your mouth with a straw
Opening a soda that sprays everywhere
Party balloons sticking to your hair
Pulling a door handle off
Rolling out of bed
Shaking water out of your ear
Spilling soup into your lap
Squeezing an overstuffed suitcase shut
Stepping on the end of a rake
Stretching cheese off a pizza slice
Toilet paper trailing from your shoe
Trying to walk in flippers
Walking into a glass door
Medium75
A balloon animal slowly deflating
A bodybuilder who can't open a jar
A burglar getting stuck in a dog door
A clown trying to squeeze into a tiny car
A dog pulling you on a leash
A garden hose whipping out of control
A hypnotist putting themselves to sleep
A lifeguard afraid of the water
A magician losing the rabbit
A painter using their beard as a brush
A pancake sticking to the ceiling
A receipt that keeps printing
A robot vacuum following you around
A seat belt pinning you back
A shoe endlessly pouring out sand
A shopping cart with one bad wheel
A singer forgetting the words
A sleepy guard trying to stay awake
A sneeze that will not come out
A snowball crumbling in your hand
A superhero whose cape gets caught
A toaster launching the toast too high
A treadmill starting too fast
A vampire at the dentist
A vending machine keeping your snack
A waiter eating from a customer's plate
A washing machine shaking across the floor
A wind-up toy running out of power
A wizard whose wand has stopped working
An automatic faucet that won't work
An ice cream cone melting down your hand
An opera singer cracking a wineglass
An umbrella turning inside out
Being chased by a chicken
Blowing up a balloon that flies away
Cheating at cards
Conducting an orchestra that won't stop
Defusing a bomb
Doing a belly flop
Dropping a wedding ring down the drain
Dropping coins at the checkout
Escaping from a straitjacket
Failing to do a single push-up
Faking an injury in soccer
Fighting over the wedding bouquet
Getting a paper cut opening mail
Getting squeezed into a crowded elevator
Getting stuck in a revolving door
Getting stuck in a sweater
Holding a door for someone who is still far away
Knocking down the limbo bar
Losing the end of packing tape
Missing the bottom stair
Picking eggshell out of the bowl
Playing dead to fool a bear
Reaching a distant drive-through window
Shoes on the wrong feet
Signing with the pen cap on
Sitting on a scorching car seat
Snapping a plastic fork
Squeezing an empty toothpaste tube
Stepping into a surprisingly deep puddle
Stepping on a Lego
Struggling to lift luggage overhead
Trying to catch popcorn in your mouth
Trying to put up a tent in the wind
Trying to stop a wobbling table
Walking barefoot across hot sand
Waving at someone who wasn't waving at you
Winning the lottery
Your backpack pulling you over backward
Your laptop sliding off your knees
Your office chair slowly sinking
Your shirt popping open mid-stretch
Your tie caught in the shredder
Hard8
A cowboy riding a mechanical bull
A photographer trying to make a baby smile
A sumo wrestler riding a unicycle
A vampire checking a mirror
Accidentally bidding at an auction
Almost drinking your paintbrush water
Cutting paper with blunt scissors
Unlocking the wrong car
Jobs and roles 58
Show what someone does at work.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy28
Astronaut
Ballet dancer
Bus driver
Cashier
Chef
Dentist
Detective
DJ
Doctor
Dog trainer
Farmer
Film director
Firefighter
Garbage collector
Guitarist
Harpist
Judge
Librarian
Lumberjack
Mechanic
Miner
Police officer
Puppeteer
School crossing guard
Scientist
Shoe shiner
Tattoo artist
Teacher
Medium18
Barista
Blacksmith
Bouncer
Bricklayer
Butcher
Carpenter
Exterminator
Food critic
Forklift operator
Hotel receptionist
Locksmith
Paramedic
Parking enforcement officer
Reporter
Roofer
Sculptor
Welder
Zookeeper
Hard12
Accountant
Air traffic controller
Animal control officer
Animator
Architect
Crane operator
Customs officer
Demolition worker
Physical therapist
Piano tuner
Stunt double
X-ray technician
Animals 57
Move like an animal, without making its sounds.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy28
Butterfly
Camel
Chicken
Crab
Duck
Elephant
Frog
Giraffe
Gorilla
Hamster
Horse
Kangaroo
Lion
Octopus
Penguin
Pig
Praying mantis
Pufferfish
Rabbit
Rhinoceros
Shark
Skunk
Sloth
Spider
Squirrel
Tyrannosaurus rex
Walrus
Woodpecker
Medium18
Anteater
Buffalo
Cheetah
Clam
Clownfish
Dragonfly
Electric eel
Llama
Meerkat
Moose
Narwhal
Ostrich
Pigeon
Porcupine
Salmon
Seahorse
Stingray
Toucan
Hard11
Centipede
Chameleon
Ferret
Gazelle
Groundhog
Hyena
Lemur
Manatee
Stick insect
Stork
Termite
Objects and food 60
Show what it is, how you use it, or how you eat it.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy36
Accordion
Binoculars
Blender
Boomerang
Bow tie
Corn on the cob
Donut
Earplugs
Fanny pack
Fire extinguisher
Flashlight
Flyswatter
Harmonica
Headphones
Hot dog
Lollipop
Microscope
Nachos
Oreo
Pencil sharpener
Pepper grinder
Pizza cutter
Pogo stick
Popsicle
Recliner
Remote control
Rocking chair
Rubik's Cube
Scissors
Sleeping bag
Stapler
Taco
Trombone
Water fountain
Wheelbarrow
Yo-yo
Medium17
Baked potato
Claw machine
Coconut
Corkscrew
Fortune cookie
Fruit roll-up
Grandfather clock
Ice cream sandwich
Milkshake
Pez dispenser
Photo booth
Pistachios
Power strip
Sewing machine
Syrup
USB flash drive
Wind chimes
Hard7
Cassette player
Conveyor belt
French horn
Portable charger
Stair lift
Velcro
Waterbed
Sports and hobbies 50
Act out a sport or hobby.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy20
Archery
Basketball
Bowling
Boxing
Cheerleading
Darts
Fencing
Fishing
Golf
Hula hooping
Ice skating
Juggling
Knitting
Rock climbing
Rowing
Skateboarding
Surfing
Tennis
Weightlifting
Yoga
Medium18
Bobsledding
Bungee jumping
Checkers
Drone flying
Egg-and-spoon race
Foosball
Hang gliding
Horseshoes
Jenga
Metal detecting
Plate spinning
Racewalking
Shuffleboard
Snorkeling
Stamp collecting
Tetherball
Triathlon
Whittling
Hard12
Caving
Crossword puzzles
Disc golf
Dominoes
Escape rooms
Go-kart racing
Parkour
Rhythmic gymnastics
Scrapbooking
Skee-Ball
Sled dog racing
Tie-dyeing
Characters 44
Act like a character for your team to name.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy8
Batman
Big Bird
Captain America
Hulk
Mickey Mouse
Superman
Tooth fairy
Wonder Woman
Medium23
Bugs Bunny
Buzz Lightyear
Captain Hook
Chewbacca
Cookie Monster
Curious George
Darth Vader
Donald Duck
Elsa
Garfield
Goofy
Humpty Dumpty
Minion
Minnie Mouse
Mr. Potato Head
Pirate captain
Popeye
Road Runner
Snoopy
Sonic the Hedgehog
Tasmanian Devil
Tinker Bell
Yoda
Hard13
Cruella de Vil
Daffy Duck
Eeyore
Han Solo
Hermione Granger
Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy
Pluto
Princess Leia
Scrooge McDuck
Tweety
Wile E. Coyote
Woody
Feelings 38
Use your face and posture to show a feeling.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy13
Angry
Bored
Confused
Disgusted
Excited
Hungry
Impatient
Scared
Shy
Silly
Sleepy
Surprised
Suspicious
Medium16
Curious
Determined
Disappointed
Embarrassed
Frustrated
Grateful
Guilty
Impressed
Jealous
Lonely
Offended
Overwhelmed
Protective
Proud
Relieved
Torn
Hard9
Betrayed
Forgiving
Helpless
Homesick
Ignored
Inspired
Pressured
Sympathetic
Trusting
Movies 131
Act out a movie title, together or word by word.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy37
Bee Movie
Chicken Little
Chicken Run
Dances with Wolves
Dirty Dancing
Dodgeball
Don't Breathe
Don't Look Up
Footloose
Frozen
Get Out
Hairspray
Happy Feet
Home Alone
Jaws
Knives Out
Puss in Boots
Scream
Singin' in the Rain
Sleeping Beauty
Snakes on a Plane
Speed
Spider-Man
Tangled
The Big Short
The Blind Side
The Fast and the Furious
The Fly
The Lion King
The Mask
The Mummy
The Pianist
The Princess and the Frog
The Ring
Top Gun
Toy Story
Yes Man
Medium75
50 First Dates
A Minecraft Movie
A Quiet Place
A Star Is Born
Anyone but You
Baby Driver
Back to the Future
Bad Teacher
Beauty and the Beast
Bird Box
Black Panther
Bullet Train
Cast Away
Catch Me If You Can
Chariots of Fire
Cool Runnings
Die Hard
Doctor Strange
Dragonheart
Elf
Father of the Bride
Field of Dreams
Fight Club
Flashdance
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Ghostbusters
Gone in 60 Seconds
Grease
Happy Death Day
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Hot Rod
How to Train Your Dragon
Ice Age
Inside Out
Kung Fu Panda
Lady and the Tramp
Mean Girls
Meet the Parents
Million Dollar Baby
Night at the Museum
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Pretty Woman
Raging Bull
Runaway Bride
Rush Hour
School of Rock
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Space Jam
The Aristocats
The Artist
The Birds
The Black Phone
The Book of Life
The Breakfast Club
The Deer Hunter
The Fall Guy
The Horse Whisperer
The Karate Kid
The King's Speech
The Land Before Time
The Lego Movie
The Little Mermaid
The Neverending Story
The Perfect Storm
The Shape of Water
The Sixth Sense
The Sound of Music
The Sword in the Stone
The Waterboy
The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Singer
The Woman King
Turning Red
Volcano
Waterworld
Hard19
Bridge of Spies
Coco
Don't Worry Darling
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Free Guy
Little Shop of Horrors
Ready or Not
Saturday Night Fever
Soul
The Core
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Devil Wears Prada
The Emperor's New Groove
The Fox and the Hound
The Great Escape
The Great Mouse Detective
The Lost City
Ticket to Paradise
Treasure Planet
Television 68
Give your team clues to a TV show title.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy10
Deal or No Deal
Game of Thrones
House of Cards
Lost
Scrubs
Shark Tank
The Bear
The Crown
The Good Doctor
The Walking Dead
Medium37
2 Broke Girls
American Horror Story
Bob the Builder
Breaking Bad
Dancing with the Stars
Dead to Me
Dinosaur Train
Floor Is Lava
Full House
Gossip Girl
House of the Dragon
How I Met Your Mother
Ice Road Truckers
Married... with Children
Naked and Afraid
New Girl
PAW Patrol
Peaky Blinders
Prison Break
Sesame Street
Squid Game
Stranger Things
Superstore
The Amazing Race
The Good Place
The Last of Us
The Magic School Bus
The Morning Show
The Night Agent
The Office
The Price Is Right
The Summer I Turned Pretty
The Umbrella Academy
The Voice
The Weakest Link
True Detective
Yellowjackets
Hard21
Bluey
Deadliest Catch
Dora the Explorer
Fresh Off the Boat
Home Improvement
Octonauts
Orange Is the New Black
Outer Banks
Peppa Pig
Pretty Little Liars
Severance
Succession
The Big Bang Theory
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Handmaid's Tale
The Night Manager
The Queen's Gambit
The White Lotus
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Wonder Pets!
Yellowstone
Songs 149
Act out a song title without singing or humming.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy30
Born to Run
Dance Monkey
Dance the Night
Dancing Queen
Don't Stop Me Now
Drive By
Drivers License
Drop It Like It's Hot
Good 4 U
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Heat Waves
Hello, Goodbye
Hot Cross Buns
Hot in Herre
I Walk the Line
I'm a Little Teapot
Love in an Elevator
Love Story
No Scrubs
Piano Man
Poker Face
Rain Rain Go Away
Ring of Fire
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Stitches
Take My Breath
The Wheels on the Bus
Tiny Dancer
Whistle While You Work
Wide Awake
Medium89
A Spoonful of Sugar
A Whole New World
Astronaut in the Ocean
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Bad Guy
Bicycle Race
Blinding Lights
Bring Me to Life
Cake by the Ocean
Can't Buy Me Love
Candle in the Wind
Chasing Cars
Circle of Life
Count on Me
Counting Stars
Crocodile Rock
Cry Me a River
Dancing in the Dark
Demons
Dirty Little Secret
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Drive My Car
End of the Road
Feed the Birds
Firework
First Class
Free Fallin'
Genie in a Bottle
Girl Crush
Good Days
Heart of Glass
Here Comes the Sun
Hips Don't Lie
Hungry Like the Wolf
I Am the Walrus
I Just Can't Wait to Be King
I Want to Hold Your Hand
If You're Happy and You Know It
In the End
Kill Bill
Killer Queen
Kiss from a Rose
Kiss Me More
Kiss the Bride
Last Night
Late Night Talking
Learning to Fly
Let's Go Fly a Kite
Levitating
Livin' on a Prayer
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Man in the Mirror
Money, Money, Money
No Tears Left to Cry
On Bended Knee
On Top of Spaghetti
Pinball Wizard
Pocketful of Sunshine
Rock Your Body
Rockstar
Rolling in the Deep
Save Your Tears
Scar Tissue
See You Again
SexyBack
She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
Shut Up and Dance
Smooth Criminal
Somebody to Love
Starships
Started from the Bottom
Sugar, We're Goin Down
Sunroof
Take Me to Church
Talking to the Moon
Teenage Dream
Too Sweet
Trap Queen
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Under the Sea
Walk This Way
Walking on Sunshine
Waterfalls
Watermelon Sugar
We Are the Champions
We Didn't Start the Fire
When You Wish Upon a Star
Wrecking Ball
You've Got a Friend in Me
Hard30
10,000 Hours
A Hard Day's Night
Another One Bites the Dust
Bad Habits
Be Our Guest
Body Like a Back Road
Chandelier
Cheap Thrills
Colors of the Wind
Don't Start Now
Eight Days a Week
God's Plan
Heigh-Ho
Hotline Bling
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
I Had Some Help
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
I Want to Break Free
Jailhouse Rock
Lose Control
Radioactive
Say So
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Take a Chance on Me
Thrift Shop
Treat You Better
Unwritten
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Wanted Dead or Alive
Water Runs Dry
Books and stories 70
Act out the title of a book or story.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy9
Doctor Sleep
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Holes
Pat the Bunny
The Cat in the Hat
The Hunger Games
The Kite Runner
The Rainbow Fish
The Three Little Pigs
Medium47
A Monster Calls
Are You My Mother?
Bag of Bones
Big Little Lies
Caps for Sale
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Dog Man
Dragons Love Tacos
Firestarter
Fourth Wing
Giraffes Can't Dance
Gone Girl
Goodnight Moon
Hop on Pop
Lessons in Chemistry
Life of Pi
Little Blue Truck
Little Women
Of Mice and Men
The Bell Jar
The Book Thief
The Call of the Wild
The Girl on the Train
The Giving Tree
The Housemaid
The Invisible Man
The Jungle Book
The Lightning Thief
The Little Prince
The Long Walk
The Lovely Bones
The Midnight Library
The Monster at the End of This Book
The Paper Bag Princess
The Pearl
The Princess and the Pea
The Princess Bride
The Secret Garden
The Silent Patient
The Snowy Day
The Time Machine
The Turn of the Screw
The Ugly Duckling
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Woman in the Window
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Treasure Island
Hard14
A Room with a View
Animal Farm
Around the World in Eighty Days
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Educated
It Ends with Us
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
The Devil in the White City
The Old Man and the Sea
The Time Traveler's Wife
The War of the Worlds
Things Fall Apart
Through the Looking-Glass
Plays and musicals 46
Give clues to a play or musical without saying a line.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy11
42nd Street
Big River
Bye Bye Birdie
Cats
Dreamgirls
Flower Drum Song
Funny Girl
On Your Feet!
She Loves Me
The Music Man
The Pajama Game
Medium14
Beetlejuice
Death of a Salesman
Fences
Fiddler on the Roof
Godspell
Hello, Dolly!
Into the Woods
Kiss Me, Kate
Newsies
Noises Off
Rock of Ages
The Phantom of the Opera
Waitress
West Side Story
Hard21
A Chorus Line
A Doll's House
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Raisin in the Sun
A Streetcar Named Desire
Barefoot in the Park
Cabaret
Carousel
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Come from Away
Guys and Dolls
Jesus Christ Superstar
Kinky Boots
Macbeth
My Fair Lady
Our Town
Something Rotten!
Spring Awakening
The Comedy of Errors
The Odd Couple
Twelfth Night
Sayings and expressions 102
Act out the words in a familiar saying or expression.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy28
A piece of cake
Bend over backwards
Break the ice
Butterflies in your stomach
Chasing your tail
Cold feet
Cost an arm and a leg
Don't cry over spilled milk
Don't put all your eggs in one basket
Hit the nail on the head
Hold your horses
In one ear and out the other
Keep your eye on the ball
Kick the bucket
Kill two birds with one stone
Let the cat out of the bag
Monkey see, monkey do
My hands are tied
Put your foot in your mouth
Raining cats and dogs
See eye to eye
Spill the beans
Take the bull by the horns
The elephant in the room
Throw in the towel
Two heads are better than one
When pigs fly
Zip your lips
Medium59
A big fish in a small pond
A bull in a china shop
A feather in your cap
A fish out of water
A frog in your throat
A needle in a haystack
A snake in the grass
A watched pot never boils
A wolf in sheep's clothing
All thumbs
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Back to the drawing board
Barking up the wrong tree
Beat around the bush
Better late than never
Bite the hand that feeds you
Biting off more than you can chew
Burn your bridges
Burning the candle at both ends
Bury the hatchet
Bury your head in the sand
Caught red-handed
Couch potato
Dog eat dog
Don't count your chickens before they hatch
Eat your words
Give someone the cold shoulder
Have bigger fish to fry
Head in the clouds
Keep your cards close to your chest
Keep your head above water
Let sleeping dogs lie
Like a moth to a flame
Look before you leap
Money does not grow on trees
On thin ice
Open a can of worms
Out of the frying pan and into the fire
Play with fire
Pour money down the drain
Put the cart before the horse
Put your money where your mouth is
Read between the lines
Rub salt in the wound
Straight from the horse's mouth
The best thing since sliced bread
The early bird catches the worm
Too many cooks spoil the broth
Two peas in a pod
Under the weather
Up to your ears
Walk a mile in someone else's shoes
Walking on eggshells
Water under the bridge
Wear your heart on your sleeve
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink
You can't have your cake and eat it too
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Your eyes are bigger than your stomach
Hard15
A tough act to follow
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Burn the midnight oil
Every cloud has a silver lining
Go against the grain
In the nick of time
Jumping to conclusions
No good deed goes unpunished
On the same wavelength
Once in a blue moon
Steal someone's thunder
The devil is in the details
The jury is still out
The lesser of two evils
Throw caution to the wind
Christmas 44
Act out Christmas titles, traditions and mishaps.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy16
Biting a candy cane
Building a snowman
Carving the Christmas turkey
Kissing under mistletoe
Leaving cookies for Santa
Putting on a Santa beard
Shaking a present
Sitting on Santa's lap
Home Alone
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
Silent Night
The Little Drummer Boy
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Medium26
Decorating a gingerbread house
Hanging a Christmas wreath
Hanging Christmas stockings
Putting a star on the Christmas tree
Roasting chestnuts
Stringing popcorn for the Christmas tree
Tying a Christmas tree to a car roof
Untangling Christmas lights
A Christmas Story
Elf
It's a Wonderful Life
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Polar Express
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Frosty the Snowman
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Deck the Halls
Jingle Bell Rock
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
Last Christmas
Sleigh Ride
White Christmas
The Night Before Christmas
Hard2
Miracle on 34th Street
Feliz Navidad
Halloween 74
Give clues to Halloween creatures, titles and activities.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy19
Peeling off a fake mustache
Trick-or-treating
Spider
Candy necklace
Caramel apple
Cauldron
Chattering teeth
Coffin
Crystal ball
Devil horns
Glow stick
Pitchfork
Wig
Ghost
Mad scientist
Scarecrow
Witch
Scream
The Mummy
Medium45
Bobbing for apples
Carving a pumpkin
Making shadow puppets
Painting your face
Putting on fake fingernails
Telling a ghost story
Trading Halloween candy
Walking through a corn maze
A candy wrapper that won't tear
A door opening during your knock
A vampire at the dentist
A witch getting a speeding ticket
A witch sneezing into her bubbling cauldron
A wizard whose wand has stopped working
Candy sticking your teeth together
Jumping away from a fake spider
Shaking pumpkin goo off your hands
Stepping on your own cape
Trying to eat with vampire fangs
Your mummy bandages coming unwound
Your witch hat not fitting in the car
Candy corn
Costume tail
Fairy wings
Fog machine
Gravestone
Pumpkin bucket
Goblin
Skeleton
Troll
Werewolf
Corpse Bride
Ghostbusters
Goosebumps
Monster House
Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters, Inc.
The Black Phone
The Book of Life
The Haunted Mansion
The Witches
Twitches
Monster Mash
Creepy Carrots!
The Monster at the End of This Book
Hard10
A mummy accidentally bandaging two legs together
A vampire checking a mirror
A werewolf shedding all over the sofa
A zombie in a race with a snail
Hocus Pocus
Hotel Transylvania
The Addams Family
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Thriller
Kids 119
Prompts for younger players.
Tap a prompt to add it.
Easy22
Hamster
Batman
Big Bird
Captain America
Hulk
Mickey Mouse
Superman
Tooth fairy
Wonder Woman
Confused
Excited
Impatient
Shy
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Hot Cross Buns
I'm a Little Teapot
Rain Rain Go Away
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
The Wheels on the Bus
Whistle While You Work
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Pat the Bunny
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Shoes on the wrong feet
Cheetah
Pigeon
Porcupine
Salmon
Bugs Bunny
Buzz Lightyear
Captain Hook
Chewbacca
Cookie Monster
Curious George
Darth Vader
Donald Duck
Elsa
Garfield
Goofy
Humpty Dumpty
Minion
Minnie Mouse
Mr. Potato Head
Pirate captain
Popeye
Road Runner
Snoopy
Sonic the Hedgehog
Tasmanian Devil
Tinker Bell
Yoda
Disappointed
Embarrassed
Jealous
Lonely
Protective
Proud
Relieved
Ice Age
Lady and the Tramp
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
The Aristocats
The Land Before Time
Bob the Builder
Dinosaur Train
PAW Patrol
Sesame Street
The Magic School Bus
A Whole New World
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Circle of Life
Feed the Birds
I Just Can't Wait to Be King
If You're Happy and You Know It
London Bridge Is Falling Down
She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
When You Wish Upon a Star
You've Got a Friend in Me
Caps for Sale
Hop on Pop
The Princess and the Pea
The Ugly Duckling
Newsies
Hard36
Chameleon
Cruella de Vil
Daffy Duck
Eeyore
Han Solo
Hermione Granger
Kermit the Frog
Miss Piggy
Pluto
Princess Leia
Scrooge McDuck
Tweety
Wile E. Coyote
Woody
Betrayed
Forgiving
Helpless
Homesick
Ignored
Inspired
Pressured
Trusting
Coco
Soul
The Emperor's New Groove
The Fox and the Hound
The Great Mouse Detective
Treasure Planet
Bluey
Dora the Explorer
Octonauts
Peppa Pig
Wonder Pets!
Be Our Guest
Colors of the Wind
Heigh-Ho
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Act out Disney titles, songs and characters.
Tap a prompt to add it.
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Mickey Mouse
Chicken Little
Frozen
Sleeping Beauty
Tangled
The Lion King
The Princess and the Frog
Toy Story
Whistle While You Work
Holes
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Buzz Lightyear
Captain Hook
Donald Duck
Elsa
Goofy
Minnie Mouse
Tinker Bell
Beauty and the Beast
Cool Runnings
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Inside Out
Lady and the Tramp
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Aristocats
The Little Mermaid
The Sword in the Stone
Turning Red
A Spoonful of Sugar
A Whole New World
Circle of Life
Feed the Birds
I Just Can't Wait to Be King
Let's Go Fly a Kite
Under the Sea
When You Wish Upon a Star
You've Got a Friend in Me
The Jungle Book
Newsies
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Cruella de Vil
Eeyore
Pluto
Scrooge McDuck
Woody
Coco
Soul
The Emperor's New Groove
The Fox and the Hound
The Great Mouse Detective
Treasure Planet
Be Our Guest
Colors of the Wind
Heigh-Ho
How to play
Back to the top ↑These are our house rules for charades on one shared phone or tablet. If your group has its own rules, those are fine too.
- Make two or more teams, with an actor and a guesser on each team, then choose Play with timer & teams. The default is two teams, three turns each, and 60 seconds per turn.
- Pass the device to the actor and tap Reveal prompt, then Cover & start before anyone else sees it. This starts the timer.
- Start with the category gesture, then act out the prompt with no words and no sounds. You can tap the card to check your prompt while the clock runs.
- Tap Guessed it when your team gets the answer. This gives your team one point and ends the turn.
- Skip prompt gives you another prompt with the time left, with no penalty by default. End turn moves on without adding a point.
- Pass the device to the next team and change actors each turn. The highest score after all turns wins; equal scores are a tie.
- Open Game options for Undo last turn, House rules or End game.
The signals
- Movie: pretend to crank an old film camera.
- TV show: draw a box in the air.
- Song: pretend to sing without making a sound.
- Book: open your hands like a book.
- Play or musical: pretend to pull open curtains.
- Saying: make quote marks with your fingers.
- Number of words: hold up one finger for each word.
- Which word: hold up its number, then act it out.
- Syllables: place one finger on your forearm for each syllable.
- Sounds like: cup or tug your ear, then act out a word that sounds similar.
- Small word: pinch your finger and thumb together.
- The whole thing: sweep your arms in a circle.
Agree on gestures for the other categories before you start. For a situation or saying, decide whether you need the exact words or just the same idea.
A few things that help
Can two or three people play?
Take turns acting and guessing together. Use Get a prompt and keep a shared score, or leave the score out. The team game needs at least two teams with someone to act and someone to guess.
How do I print cards?
Choose a set, then Make cards. Pick A4 or US Letter and select Print cards, then cut along the dashed lines. For a smaller pack, add prompts to Your list first.
Can we play remotely?
Take turns acting on your usual video call, with enough room for everyone to see your movements. Each actor can use Get a prompt on their own device and keep it off camera. Keep a shared score on paper; the built-in team game uses one device.
What if nobody knows the movie?
Act out the words in the title; you do not need to recreate a scene. If your team is stuck, use Skip prompt to get another one with the time left. Try Easy for titles you can mime without knowing the story.