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1. Split into two or more teams and pick a round length.
2. The actor starts the timer and acts out each card silently: no talking, no mouthing words, no pointing at objects in the room.
3. Tap Got it for each correct guess, or Skip to pass. When time runs out, hand the phone to the next team.

Updated November 2026.

1. Snowball fight
2. Santa stuck in the chimney
3. Sledding down a hill
4. Shaking a present to guess
5. Cat climbing the Christmas tree
6. Ice skating for the first time
7. Nutcracker ballet dancer
8. Burning your tongue on hot cocoa
9. Peeking at hidden presents
10. Pretending to love a gift
11. Gingerbread house collapsing
12. Ugly sweater contest
13. Last-minute gift shopping
14. Slipping on an icy sidewalk
15. Conducting a Christmas choir
16. Bobbing for apples
17. Mummy coming unwrapped
18. Zombie walk
19. Vampire hiding from the sun
20. Chewing sticky taffy
21. Putting on face paint
22. Frankenstein's monster waking up
23. Walking into a spider web
24. Mad scientist
25. Walking through a haunted house
26. Watching a scary movie alone
27. Tripping while being chased
28. Hiding in a closet
29. Checking behind the shower curtain
30. Fortune teller with a crystal ball
31. Grave digger
32. Ghost hunter
33. Fangs that keep falling out
34. Headless horseman
35. Stuck in a mask
36. Car that won't start
37. Flashlight dying in the dark
38. Dancing in a bulky costume
39. Stuck in the middle seat
40. Opening a shaken soda can
41. Untangling headphones
42. Karaoke
43. Passing a note in class
44. Chicken
45. Opening a stubborn jar
46. Shoving everything under the bed
47. Hunting a mosquito at night
48. Scrolling in bed past midnight
49. Bowling
50. Asking someone to dance
51. Flamingo
52. Mirror
53. Hitting a piñata
54. Reading under the covers
55. Gorilla
56. First time using chopsticks
57. Locked out of the house
58. Chainsaw
59. Hitchhiking
60. Doing a cannonball
61. Skipping a stone on water
62. Air guitar
63. Wasp loose in the car
64. Pitching a tent in the wind
65. Sunburn
66. Losing an hour of unsaved work
67. Moonwalk
68. Librarian
69. Dropping a stack of books
70. Sword fight
71. Moving a couch up the stairs
72. Sloth
73. Surfing
74. Going through airport security
75. Photobomb
76. Pinball
77. Tug-of-war
78. Waiting for a text back
79. Pushing a door that says pull
80. Giving a cat a bath
81. Hammock
82. Stepping in chewing gum
83. Rollercoaster
84. Microwave
85. Applying sunscreen to your own back
86. Escalator
87. Carrying a heavy backpack
88. Doing the whole group project
89. Blinking in every photo
90. Sitting next to a loud chewer
91. Sneaking in past curfew
92. Climbing the rope in gym class
93. Slam dunk
94. Hitting snooze again
95. Spinning in an office chair
96. Arm wrestling
97. Surprise pop quiz
98. Bodybuilder
99. Catching popcorn in your mouth
100. Curling
101. Skydiving
102. Drummer
103. Stuck in a revolving door
104. Sprinkler
105. Losing one earbud
106. Hairdresser
107. Lifeguard
108. Hiding your phone from the teacher
109. Dodgeball
110. Cat walking across your keyboard
111. Mime
112. Dropping your lunch tray
113. Hunting for the TV remote
114. Cramming for an exam
115. Pillow fight
116. Waving back at the wrong person
117. Driving a bumper car
118. Delivering pizza on a bike
119. Looking for a phone signal
120. Limbo
121. Clicking a pen nervously
122. Turning it off and on again
123. Blender
124. Tourist
125. Stage fright
126. Chasing the ice cream truck
127. Eating something way too spicy
128. Goalkeeper
129. Livestreaming to zero viewers
130. Deadline
131. Tossing pizza dough
132. Tornado
133. Taking a driving test
134. Bagpipes
135. Popping bubble wrap
136. Scoring the winning goal
137. Biting into a lemon
138. Synchronized swimming
139. Walking into a pole while texting
140. Job interview
141. High five left hanging
142. Stuck in an elevator
143. Science experiment gone wrong
144. Gymnast
145. Recording a dance video
146. Weather forecaster
147. Stepping on your partner's toes
148. Chopping onions
149. Tightrope
150. Hurdles
151. Carrying all the groceries at once
152. Tripping then pretending to jog
153. Being the third wheel
154. Rage quitting a video game
155. Umbrella flipping inside out
156. Mail carrier chased by a dog
157. Singing in the shower
158. Accordion
159. Crying at a sad movie
160. Shuffling cards and dropping them
161. Opera singer
162. Snorkeling
163. Eavesdropping
164. Surgeon
165. Ping-pong
166. Influencer
167. Caught in a sudden downpour
168. Opening your first paycheck
169. Reading a map upside down
170. Peacock
171. Ninja
172. Cat chasing a laser dot
173. Falling asleep on a stranger
174. Puppet
175. Typewriter
176. Jackhammer
177. Crab
178. Yoga
179. Taking the last pizza slice
180. Treadmill
181. Lighting a campfire in the rain
182. Paparazzi
183. Magnet
184. Squeezing into tight jeans
185. Getting dressed in the dark
186. Skateboarding
187. Tapping a dead microphone
188. Turbulence on a plane
189. Daydreaming
190. Cringing at your old photos
191. Crossing a wobbly rope bridge
192. Archery
193. Missing the school bus
194. Pancake stuck to the ceiling
195. Brain freeze
196. First day at a new school
197. Trombone
198. Lumberjack
199. Paper cut
200. Pretending to be asleep
201. Dad dancing at a wedding
202. Locker that will not open
203. Dodging a stranger on the sidewalk
204. Raising your hand in class
205. Falling asleep in class
206. Nervous on a first date
207. Walking a very strong dog
208. Sore loser at a board game
209. Karate
210. Forgetting your password
211. Fighting the self-checkout machine
212. Monday morning
213. Fire drill
214. Blowing up an air mattress
215. Frozen on a video call
216. Earthquake
217. Quicksand
218. Walking on hot sand
219. Trying not to laugh
220. Arriving at school in pajamas
221. Selfie
222. Babysitting a wild toddler
223. Phone battery at one percent
224. Desperate for a rest stop
225. Eating a messy taco
226. Pretending to like a gift
227. Detective
228. Dropping your phone on your face
229. Sleepwalker
230. Boomerang
231. Statue
232. Procrastinating
233. Meerkat
234. Vending machine stealing your coins
235. Closing an overstuffed suitcase
236. Lobster
237. Referee
238. Bull
239. Breakdancing
240. Setting off the smoke alarm
241. Ostrich
242. Waiter
243. Jellyfish
244. Opening a bag of chips quietly
245. Head stuck in a sweater
246. Cheerleader
247. Waving a sparkler
248. A firework exploding
249. Taking a group selfie
250. Writing a list of resolutions
251. Singing Auld Lang Syne
252. Running on a treadmill
253. Karaoke star
254. Eating twelve grapes at midnight
255. Firing a confetti cannon
256. DJ at the party
257. Opening a time capsule
258. Posing in a photo booth
259. Watching the ball drop
260. Babysitter on New Year's Eve
261. Parade balloon handler
262. Football quarterback
263. Touchdown dance
264. Smoke alarm going off
265. Running through the airport
266. Too full to move
267. Fighting over the last slice
268. Black Friday shopper
269. Football referee
270. Sitting at the kids' table
271. Making a leftover sandwich
272. Kicking a field goal

Tips for a better game

• Agree on the classic signals first: fingers for the number of words, a tug on the ear for "sounds like".
• Limit skips to two per round, or the hard cards never get acted.
• With young kids, drop the timer and let everyone guess together.

Questions people ask

What are some good charades ideas for teens?

Five from this list: Hitting a piñata; Hitting snooze again; Scoring the winning goal; Crab; Arriving at school in pajamas.

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