How to play
In a drawing game, one player sketches a word while their team tries to guess it before time is up. This generator picks the word, hides it from everyone but the artist, runs the clock and tracks each team's points.
- Choose a Category and a Level, from Easy to Very hard, then set the timer and the number of teams.
- Switch Word to Hide until I tap and give the device to the first artist.
- The artist taps to see the word, presses Start the timer and sketches. The drawing has to carry it, so no writing words or numbers.
- If the team names it before the clock hits zero, give them a +1.
- Press Next team, then Next word, and hand it to the next artist.
Controls
- Category: Mixed, Objects, Animals, Food, Places, Actions, Idioms or Life moments. Level: Easy, Medium, Hard or Very hard.
- Next word (or the space bar) picks a new word and resets the clock.
- Present shows the word large, with the timer and scores below it.
- Start the timer, Pause and Reset, with 30 s, 60 s or 90 s rounds.
- +1 for each team, Next team to pass the turn and New game to clear the scores.
Tips
- Mixed ages? Change the Level before each turn. It deals a fresh word at that level straight away.
- Next word resets the timer as well, so agree up front whether a skipped word gets a new clock.
- The timer makes no sound. It only shows Time's up, so one guesser should watch the screen.
- On a laptop, click inside the game once, then the space bar deals each new word.
FAQ
Is this an official Pictionary game?
No. It's an unofficial word picker for any sketch-and-guess game, and it has no connection to Pictionary or Mattel.
Does the word generator cost anything?
No, it's free. There's no sign-up, no cap on words and no ads from other companies inside the game.
Can I play it at school or on a Chromebook?
It needs no download, no install and no sign-in, so it works in a browser tab on a school Chromebook. The school's network decides which sites load, and only its IT team can change a block.