Pictionary Words: Easy to Hard Lists for Any Group
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Good Pictionary words are easy to picture and hard to guess at once: a cat or a house for young players, a lighthouse or a traffic jam for older ones. Pick words to suit your youngest player, then move up.
Easy Words
Cat, house, sun, tree, fish, boat, apple, star, snowman, flower, car, moon, cake, kite, spider, bed, hat, balloon, ball, bird. These work for young children, who can draw most of them with a few lines.
Medium Words
Rainbow, castle, pirate, robot, bicycle, volcano, dinosaur, mermaid, treasure map, swing, waterfall, camera, igloo, ladder, scarecrow, windmill, rocket, tent, umbrella, piano.
Hard Words
Lighthouse, traffic jam, homework, shadow, birthday party, library, gravity, sunburn, roller coaster, lost and found, hide and seek, wifi, a long line, a surprise, Monday morning. These are harder because you have to draw an idea rather than a thing.
Festive Words
Candy cane, gingerbread house, sleigh, stocking, snowball, reindeer, ice skates, gift tag, ugly sweater, hot cocoa, snow globe, fireplace. They’re good for a class party or a family night in December.
How to Play Without the Box
Split into two teams with a pad of paper or a whiteboard. One person gets a word and draws it with no numbers or letters, while their team has one minute to guess it. The team with the most right guesses wins.
To choose words, paste a list into a wheel and spin. Nobody else can see the word if the person drawing holds the phone, and it’s easy to take a word off once it’s been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are good Pictionary words for kids?
Simple things they can draw in a few lines, such as a cat, a house, a boat, a star or a snowman.
How do I play Pictionary online?
Share a whiteboard or a drawing app on a video call, and spin a wheel of words for each turn.
Make Your Wheel Now
Type or paste your entries and spin. It’s free, with nothing to install and no sign-up.
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