Whether it’s Easter, 4th of July, Christmas, Halloween or just another family gathering, playing Pictionary words game is one way to have an amazing and inclusive time with your friends and family. Pictionary words & phrases game is an entertaining leisure activity that will surely make a gathering something to remember for.
It stands out from the other party games due to its artistic touch. It is a classic charades game with a twist of drawing in which one person sketches while the other person tries to guess the sketch. However, you don’t need to be an artist to have fun playing the Pictionary game as the guesses can be as hysterical as the sketches of the participants.
Pictionary can be played by people of all ages. It doesn’t matter if you are going to play it as a party game or an icebreaker game, Pictionary is bound to put you in fits of laughter. In a nutshell, the game encourages a mutual bond, connection, and understanding amongst its participants. You can add some more spice to the game by introducing exciting prizes like snacks, stuff toys or a movie ticket for the winner.
Pictionary provides an opportunity to display your artistic side, no matter how bizarre and ridiculous it is. In the totality, Pictionary is a fun recreational activity that promises excitement and frequent “oohs and aahs” throughout the game.
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How to Play Pictionary Word Game
You can always opt to buy an official Pictionary board/card game from any renowned online store e.g Amazon. However, instead of spending time and money, you can also make your own fun Pictionary game at home. It is super easy to do it yourself with basic stuff available in everyone’s home.
Required Pictionary Equipment
- Stopwatch (to time the game)
- White Board (to draw the word/phrase)
- Pens/Marker (to write/draw the word/phrase)
- Index Cards (to write the categories)
- Dice (to take turns)
How to Setup a Pictionary Game
- You need to decide upon five or more categories (people, places, animals, objects, movies, actions, etc)
- Write down a word or phrase of varying difficulty on each card
- Stack up the index cards in correct categories and shuffle them
- Allocate a corresponding number of the dice on each category
Rules to Play the Pictionary Game
Step #1: A ‘referee’ is designated to conduct the game in all fairness and set the timer.
Step #2: To get started all participants are divided into two or more teams while each team must consist of at least two participants.
Step #3: The dice are rolled to decide which team starts the game. The team which goes first then rolls the dice to draw a card from the corresponding number category.
Step #4: One of the participants is then asked to draw the word or phrase while the other participants of the team try to guess the drawn picture in ’60 seconds’.
Step #5: The team which correctly guesses the most number of words, wins the game.
Pictionary Words Ideas for Kids / Tweens
For kids especially, care should be taken in choosing Pictionary game words and phrases so that kids and tweens can easily draw them during the game. Some Funny Pictionary words for kids are:
Apple | Axe | Banana |
Brain | Bird | Book |
Book | Boy | Bread |
Bubbles | Castle | Scorpio |
Carrot | Cereal | Chair |
Cherry | Cloud | Cookies |
Popcorn | Crayon | Cup |
Door | Ear | Egg |
Eyes | Fan | Fish |
Flower | Fork | Lobster |
Girl | Hand | Hat |
Hot dog | House | Ironman |
Jacket | Junk | Kite |
Knife | Ladybug | Lantern |
Leaf | Lollipop | Mailbox |
Moon | Mountain | Camera |
Nest | Olive | Orange |
Pencil | Pie | Pizza |
Pumpkin pie | Newspaper | Telephone |
Ruler | Sand Castle | Sea |
Shampoo | Ship | Shirt |
Shoes | Snail | Snail |
Snow | Soap | Spiderman |
Star | Strawberry | Sun |
Superman | The zoo | Tree |
Trouser | Wheel | Window |
Variations of Pictionary Game
Spice up the traditional Pictionary game adds some slight variations to the original game. The game gives you all the freedom to make modifications to make it even more fun and interesting. Below are a few suggestions to complement your DIY Pictionary game.
Themed Pictionary
It is always a great idea to play themed games for various occasions. Similarly, Pictionary can also be played based on different themes such as Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year, Easter, Valentine, and many more. You can also celebrate personal events like a bridal shower, baby shower, and birthday as your Pictionary theme to be played at the upcoming party.
Educational Pictionary
Pictionary can prove an excellent educational game for your children. It can be used to teach children about different subjects. You can write various words or phrases related to subject topics such as Geography (mountains, oceans, etc), History (places, people, etc), Science (humans, animals, plants, etc), and Sports (cricket, baseball, etc).
Couple Pictionary
Instead of dividing the group into two teams, the group can also be divided among couples. Nothing can be more fun than letting one partner draw the word or phrase and another one to guess it correctly. You can also play Pictionary on your date night at home and make it even more special and memorable. To make it interesting, you can decide upon categories such as Moments, Dreams, Favorites, Places and All about us.
Easy Pictionary Words Ideas for Teens
For teens, the Pictionary word game becomes more fun as they know a variety of things and phrases that they can draw. Following are the things to draw for a Pictionary game to be played by teens:
Anaconda | Alligator | Ariana Grande |
Arrow | Back Seat | Basket |
Basketball | Bedbug | Panther |
Bowl | Bathroom | Bumble Bee |
Burger | Butter | Cheese |
Cap | Car | Carpet |
Cat | Caterpillar | Chimney |
Clock | Curtain | Dog |
Swamp | Frog | Cloak |
Glasses | Harry Potter | Cruise |
Ice Cream | Juice | Jungle |
Knight | Laptop | Lemon |
Light bulb | Milk carton | Mirror |
Monkey | Ninja | Nail Polish |
Paper | Pasta | Peacock |
Peas | Penguin | Phone |
Ponytail | Rat | Rocket |
Unicorn | Pepper | Muffin |
Sink | Shampoo | Spoon |
Spray | Seahorse | Suitcase |
Surfboard | Turtles | Toothbrush |
Toothpaste | Umbrella | Water |
Wire | Witch | Yoyo |
Hard Pictionary Words Ideas for Adults
Many adults do not even remember when the last time that they drew anything was. So for adults, it’s more about learning to draw again. Some Pictionary words for adults can be:
Airplane | Anchor | Astronauts |
Beanstalk | Bathtub | Bed |
Bell | Bible | Bike |
Board | Bunk Bed | Bus Stop |
Constuction | Carpet | Chain Saw |
Christmas Tree | Circus Tent | Cucumber |
Cupboard | Dracula | Dress |
Earphones | Elbow | Fence |
Gasoline | Hair | Hanger |
Horse | Iron Throne | Jeep |
Jeans | Jellyfish | Kangaroo |
Key | King | Library |
Marker | Cell Phone | Mount Rushmore |
Nails | New York | North Pole |
Donald Trump | Puzzle | Remote |
Road | Roller blades | Sandwich |
Shower | Solar eclipse | Speaker |
Television | Tent | White House |
Tin | Train | Trash can |
Truck | Japan | Vase |
Watermelon | Wifi Router | Wind |
Wine Glass | Moth | Zip |
Pictionary Words Ideas for Couples
Couples can also play Pictionary word game with each other and also when they are out with double dates. It is a really engaging and fun way to enjoy each other’s company. Pictionary words for couples are:
Baby | Bride | Book Shelf |
Bouquet | Business Card | Candle |
Cart | Crib | Lipstick |
Chocolate | Coat | Champagne |
Doves | Diamond | Diaper |
Dinner | Kiss | Eiffel Tower |
Feeder | Ferris Wheel | Friendship |
Fry pan | Full moon | Gems |
Church | Guitar | Honeymoon |
Heart | Tuxedo | Love Letter |
Love song | Groom | Moonlight |
Music | Necklace | Pant |
Paris | Perfume | Picnic |
Pillow Fight | Pillows | Plane Ticket |
Poem | Underwear | Rings |
Bikini | Wine | Toast |
Sofa | Stove | Sunset |
Pantyhose | Tie | Toy |
Violinr | Cupid | Bathtub |
Haha love this, games are always fun. I especially love the pocket onces that you can take travelling 🙂
My famiy loves board games! And we love Pictionary; it’s a classic!
Hhhhmmmm….this is something totally new to me. It sounds more like one of my favourites, “monopoly”. I will give it a try. Thanks for the clues.
These games are worth a try for sure
Love this. Thanks for sharing! Games are such good fun.
Awesome game! I grew up playing pictionary. I could never draw very well though, lol.
Great! By putting a few different spins on the game of Pictionary, you actually get different games that will engage different people in different ways! Cool to get the most out of the game. Thanks. 🙂
It’s nice to have some prepared word lists like this. Sometimes it’s hard to come up with a word from the top of your head. I’m not a big game player, but I do sometimes play games with the grandchildren.
Love this! It’s like a little cheat sheet that will make the game a little easier and more interesting to play
I’ve never played pictionary but it looks so fun! I’ll have to give it a go. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me to play 🙂
pictionary is a great game. my fam loves playing it. i will have to remember this.
Sharing this with a friend who does game night with her kids. She might want to try this one out one night.
I love these suggestions. I love playing games like this with family, it just beings everyone together and it’s great bonding time!
This looks like a fun game that a family would enjoy. I have students who would benefit from a word game too.