Sample cards Not a word!
Every card has a word and five forbidden words. You describe the word to your team, but you can’t say any of those words. Here are 45 sample cards. The full deck has 2876 cards.
Play “Not a word!”
Free, no install, no account. Everyone plays on their own phone.
Create a room
Create a roomHome and everyday life
Wardrobe
EasyDon’t say:
clothes · closet · hang · doors · bedroom
Makeup bag
MediumDon’t say:
cosmetics · lipstick · zipper · purse · travel
Solar panels
HardDon’t say:
sun · roof · energy · electricity · green
Food and drink
Plum
EasyDon’t say:
purple · fruit · prune · pit · jam
Cinnamon
MediumDon’t say:
spice · brown · roll · stick · apple
Fermentation
HardDon’t say:
yeast · bacteria · sour · beer · kimchi
Sport and health
Karate
EasyDon’t say:
kick · chop · belt · Japan · black
Surfing
MediumDon’t say:
wave · board · ocean · beach · wetsuit
CPR
HardDon’t say:
heart · chest · compressions · breathe · rescue
Nature and animals
Goat
EasyDon’t say:
milk · horns · beard · cheese · bleat
Clover
MediumDon’t say:
luck · leaf · four · green · Irish
Anteater
HardDon’t say:
tongue · long · snout · termites · claws
Culture and art
Flute
EasyDon’t say:
blow · wind · instrument · hole · piccolo
Novel
MediumDon’t say:
book · chapter · story · author · fiction
Romulus and Remus
HardDon’t say:
Rome · wolf · twins · brothers · founder
Entertainment and tech
Tablet
EasyDon’t say:
touch · screen · flat · portable · read
Scratch card
MediumDon’t say:
coin · lottery · win · prize · ticket
Folder
HardDon’t say:
file · computer · desktop · organize · document
Travel and places
Tram
EasyDon’t say:
rails · tracks · stop · city · electric
Berlin
MediumDon’t say:
Germany · wall · capital · Brandenburg · gate
Himalayas
HardDon’t say:
mountains · Everest · Tibet · Asia · peaks
Work and school
Calculator
EasyDon’t say:
numbers · buttons · math · add · result
Protractor
MediumDon’t say:
angle · degrees · measure · semicircle · geometry
Budget
HardDon’t say:
plan · spending · income · money · government
History
Castle
EasyDon’t say:
king · tower · knight · wall · medieval
Black Death
MediumDon’t say:
plague · rat · disease · medieval · Europe
Attila
HardDon’t say:
Huns · barbarian · Rome · invade · scourge
World and cultures
Samba
EasyDon’t say:
Brazil · dance · carnival · Rio · rhythm
Lederhosen
MediumDon’t say:
Bavaria · leather · shorts · Oktoberfest · Germany
Djembe
HardDon’t say:
drum · Africa · hands · wood · rhythm
Feelings and character
Happiness
EasyDon’t say:
joy · smile · glad · luck · content
Only child
MediumDon’t say:
siblings · brother · sister · spoiled · alone
Snob
HardDon’t say:
elite · superior · posh · fancy · better
Actions
Sing
EasyDon’t say:
song · voice · melody · choir · karaoke
Borrow
MediumDon’t say:
lend · money · bank · return · debt
Reminisce
HardDon’t say:
memories · past · old · photos · nostalgia
Fantasy and fairy tales
Zombie
EasyDon’t say:
dead · brain · grave · walk · horror
Shapeshifter
MediumDon’t say:
change · animal · disguise · morph · werewolf
Scheherazade
HardDon’t say:
tales · nights · stories · sultan · thousand
Proverbs and sayings
Like father, like son
EasyDon’t say:
dad · similar · family · genes · boy
Don't count your chickens
MediumDon’t say:
hatch · early · eggs · plan · premature
Keep your friends close
HardDon’t say:
enemies · trust · near · watch · ally
For kids
Donkey
EasyDon’t say:
ears · farm · hee-haw · horse · stubborn
Cube
MediumDon’t say:
square · dice · six · sides · shape
Challenge (hard only)
Grotesque
HardDon’t say:
bizarre · ugly · distorted · absurd · gargoyle
How the game picks cards
- Cards adapt to the players’ age: kids get easy words, adults get harder ones.
- The host can choose categories, and words don’t repeat within a room.
Play “Not a word!”
Free, no install, no account. Everyone plays on their own phone.
Create a room