Describe and Guess Game — Online & Free
A simple describe-and-guess game with one extra layer of pressure: instead of one word at a time, you get 5 words at once on a single card. Your team has 30 seconds to guess as many as they can while you describe them in any way you want — except saying the words themselves.
Why describing 5 at once is harder than 1
You'd think it'd be easier — more chances, right? Wrong. The 5 words on a card cover wildly different topics: a celebrity, a food, a sport, an everyday object, an abstract concept. You constantly have to switch gears mentally, which is where the chaos and laughs come from. And if a word stalls, you lose precious seconds that could've gone to easier ones.
The dice twist
Before each turn, the app rolls a dice from 1 to 6. That number is subtracted from your guesses at the end. Roll a 6? You'd need a perfect turn just to score 0. The dice keeps weak teams in the game and humbles strong ones — every turn carries genuine tension.
Quick stats
- Players: 4-12 (two teams, take turns).
- Turn length: 30 seconds. Game length: ~10-25 minutes.
- Words: 1100+ per language, 6 categories + optional adult pack.
- Setup: 30 seconds. Type team names, pick target score, go.