How to play charades with the generator
Playing charades with the generator works in 3 steps: choose the categories, let the actor see the word, and act it out against the clock.
- Tick the categories you want and choose Easy for young kids or Easy and harder for teens and adults.
- The actor presses New word and taps the card to see it, so nobody else can read it.
- The actor mimes the word without speaking. The timer starts when the card is shown, and the team guesses before time runs out.
Charades words in 8 categories
The generator holds 261 charades words, and 128 of them are marked easy for kids. Words never repeat until the whole deck has been used.
| Category | Easy | Total | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actions | 20 | 36 | Brushing your teeth, Swimming, Riding a bike |
| Animals | 20 | 36 | Dog, Cat, Elephant |
| Jobs | 16 | 32 | Teacher, Doctor, Firefighter |
| Sports | 14 | 30 | Soccer, Basketball, Tennis |
| Objects | 18 | 34 | Umbrella, Toothbrush, Phone |
| Food | 15 | 31 | Pizza, Ice cream, Banana |
| Fairy tales and stories | 12 | 28 | Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood |
| Movies | 14 | 36 | Finding Nemo, Frozen, The Lion King |
Charades for kids
Charades for kids works best with the Easy level and 3 categories: Animals, Actions and Objects. Easy words, such as Penguin, Brushing your teeth and Umbrella, are quick to act and to guess. Turn the timer off for the youngest players. Every word in every category is family-friendly.
Keeping score with 2 teams
Tick Keep score for 2 teams, and the teams take turns. Press Guessed it for a point or Skip to pass, and the next team gets a fresh word. The score stays on screen until you press Reset score.
Classic charades rules and signs
- No talking, no sounds and no pointing at objects in the room.
- Hold up fingers for the number of words, then for which word you are acting.
- Tug your ear for “sounds like”, and chop your arm for “part of a word”.
- For a movie, crank an old film camera; for a book, open your hands like a book.
More party games: the truth or dare wheel and the what to draw generator for a drawing round. To split players into teams, use the random team generator.