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Charades ideas: every topic in the game
From movies and animals to footballers and countries: 20+ topics and 3,500+ charades words, in free and premium packs. Just need a quick list? Scroll down for free charades words by difficulty.
Free topics
Ready to play, no purchase neededFree
FreeAnimals
Pets and wild animals, the perfect start with kids.
FreeMovies
Blockbusters and recent hits.
FreeHorror movies
Scary, and seriously funny to act out.
FreeSuperheroes
Marvel, DC, heroes and villains.
FreeOccupations
What do you do? A safe bet for any crowd.
FreeMMA Fighters
The kings and queens of the cage.
FreeVideo games
Arcade classics and today’s big titles.
Premium topics
With a one-time purchase or a subscription
PremiumCar Brands
BMW, Audi and the rest of the lineup.
PremiumAnimation movies
Disney, Pixar and family favorites.
PremiumTV Series
The shows everyone binge-watched.
PremiumMovie Characters
Iconic characters for true movie fans.
PremiumFashion brands
Luxury labels and big-name designers.
PremiumBodybuilders
Legends of the iron game.
PremiumCelebrities
Love movies? Then you know these faces.
PremiumMusic artists
Singers, rappers and bands.
PremiumAthletes
Sports legends from around the world.
PremiumTennis players
The top 100 of the tour.
PremiumFootballers
The stars of world soccer.
PremiumSoccer Teams
Elite clubs from the top leagues.
PremiumCountries
Are you a true world traveler?
PremiumCities
From Amsterdam to Athens, how many do you know?
Your own words. Add a topic of your own: your friends' names, inside jokes, office lingo. It is the biggest hit at team building events and birthdays.
This list is just a taste. The app gets regular updates with new categories and topics.
Which charades topic should you start with?
In a mixed group, Movies, Animals and Occupations are the safest openers: everyone knows them and all three are easy to act out. Movie buffs will love TV Series and Movie Characters; sporty crowds go for Footballers and Athletes. At the tough end you will find Countries and Cities. For those, set the round to 90 or 120 seconds.
What makes good charades words?
A good word is concrete and easy to act out. An object or a famous person almost always works; abstract ideas ("freedom", "patience") sound funny on paper but stall the round in practice. A few rules we use when building our topics:
- Make it recognizable. If half the group has never heard of it, that is not a challenge, it is dead air.
- Make it actable. "Soccer player" works, "monetary policy" does not.
- Skip long titles. One long movie title can eat the whole 60 seconds.
- Mix the difficulty. A tougher word after a few easy ones gives the round a nice arc.
- Know your crowd. An adults-only party calls for different words than game night with grandma.
Free charades ideas, no download needed
Need a few words right now? Here are three short lists. The app has hundreds more like these, shuffled randomly, so the same topic never plays the same way twice.
Easy: warm-up words12
- toothbrush
- penguin
- selfie
- umbrella
- trampoline
- vacuum cleaner
- roller coaster
- zebra
- ice hockey
- glasses
- guitar
- dragon
Medium: movies and TV shows10
- The Lord of the Rings
- Star Wars
- Game of Thrones
- Jurassic Park
- Pulp Fiction
- The Lion King
- Stranger Things
- Titanic
- Moana
- Breaking Bad
Hard: abstract and tricky10
- inflation
- working from home
- social media
- career change
- time zone
- jet lag
- compound interest
- coffee break
- carbon footprint
- subscription
Charades ideas: frequently asked questions
How many topics does the charades game have?
22 topics with over 3,500 words in total. Eight are free to play, and the rest unlock with premium.
Which topics are free?
Act it out, Animals, Movies, Horror movies, Superheroes, Occupations, MMA Fighters and Video games. You can play them right away, no purchase needed.
Can I create my own charades words?
Yes. You can add your own topic in the app and type in anything you like: your friends' names, inside jokes, office lingo. Your words come up in random order, just like the built-in ones.
Where can I find a ready-made list of charades words?
There are three short lists on this page, sorted from easy to hard. The app has thousands more, across 20+ topics.
The next round is yours.
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