The Game of Taboo! The objective!
• Two (or more) teams compete to guess words on the cards presented in this PDF.
• Each team takes turns (each one minute long) to guess as many cards as they can!
• Each team selects one person who will try to get the rest of the team to say the title word/phrase on the card!
• EXCEPT - they cannot use any of the Taboo words/ phrases listed below the Title Word! How this works
• The card will be shared/presented on the main screen! • Only the elected person can look at the screen. • Everyone else must either look away or pin a different screen.
• The opposing team is allowed to look at the screen while the other team goes. Gameplay Rules
• You can skip 1 card per turn. Skip any others and you lose points
• No negative points for wrong guesses
• You get one point for every correct guess your team has
• You do get negative point if you say a taboo word & other team calls it out! If this happens, you must move on to the next card!
• Cannot act, hum, use hand gestures, sounds or use rhyming words to describe a word.
• You can sing! Mystery Novel
Book
Detective
Main Word You Cannot use Suspense these 5 taboo words Victim
Surprise Example Card Whoever has the most points when you reach your time limit or the end of the cards wins! Ready? Ribs
Bone
Body
BBQ
Meat
Grill Yearbook
Photos
Class
Memories
School
Sign Whistle
Noise
Blow
Referee
Lips
Sound Soccer
Football
Sport
Goalie
Kick
Legs Hornet
Bumble Bee
Wasp
Sting
Yellowjacket
Insect Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump
Saving Private Ryan
Toy Story
Actor
Wilson! Legos
Toys
Build
Blocks
Kids
Minifigures Stork
Crane
Bird
Babies
Legs
Beak King David
Goliath
Bathsheba
Bible
Israel
Jesse Pepsi
Soda
Coca-Cola
Soft Drink
Mountain Dew
Pop Alice in Wonderland
Disney
Mad Hatter
Cheshire Cat
Movie
Johnny Depp Lawn Mower
Grass
Drive
Push
Blades
Cut High Heels
Footwear
Feet
Ladies
Arch
Walk Bicycle
Peddle
Helmet
Pads
Wheels
Trail Maple Syrup
Pancakes
Sticky
Jar
Waffles
French Toast Convertible
Car
Vehicle
Top Down
Fancy
Roof Villain
Hero
Evil
Movie
Book
Bad Guy The Three Stooges
Curly
Moe
Comedians
Black & White Movies
Funny Kiwis
Fruit
Eat
Bird
Green
Fuzzy Aaron Rodgers
Green Bay Packers
Football
Quarterback
Wisconsin
Cheeseheads Break ‘A Leg
Acting
Saying
Phrase
Body
Luck Texas
State
Accent
Lone Star
Dallas
Houston Frame
Picture
Figure
Body
Border
Photograph Vacation Bible School
VBS
Summer Camp
Kids
Volunteers
Ministry FDR
President
Polio
World War Two
The Great Depression
Three Terms Taiwan
China
Island
Coast
Asia
Pacific Ocean Bing Crosby
Singer
Christmas
Actor
Music
Famous St. Louis Cardinals
Baseball
Team
Chicago Cubs
Rivalry
Birds Orlando
Florida
City
Magic
Beach
Miami Flapjacks
Pancakes
Maple Syrup
Breakfast Food
Eat
Batter Proverbs
Bible
Psalms
Wisdom
Book
Scriptures Mullett
Haircut
Bad/Ugly
Sideburns
Guys
Style To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Atticus Finch
Boo Radley
Read
Book/Novel Mary Shelly
Frankenstien Monster
Author
Novel
Literature
Scary Hurricane
Tornado
Funnel Cloud
Ocean
Water
High Speed Winds Weed Wacker
Grass
Lawn Mower
Cut
Edges
Blade Magenta
Purple
Color
Shade
Name
Light Four Leaf Clover
Good Luck
Irish
Field
Leprechaun
Ireland Testimony
Speak
Truth
Life Story
Trial
Church Frog Legs
Toads
Eat
Amphibian
Ribbit
Tadpole Barbados
Caribbean
Island
Ocean
Rum
Bajan Scooby Doo
Great Dane
Shaggy Rodgers
Mystery Machine
Cartoon
Dog Ottoman
Empire
Furniture
Feet
Couch
World War 1 Aretha Franklin
Singer
Queen of Soul
Gospel
Respect
I Say A Little Prayer Jude (Bible Book)
Revelation
End
Short
Bible/Scripture
Disciple Hickory
Tree
Smoke
Cooking
Fire
Wood AM Radio
FM
Listen
Technology
Talk Show
Dial Coffee
Beans
Morning
Wake Up
Mug
Filter Flip Flops
Sandals
Feet
Shoes
Beach/Summer
Toes Mangos
Tropical Fruit
Sweet
Food
Orange
Eat Air Conditioner
Summertime
Cool
Heater
Fan
House Oboe
Wind Instrument
Clarinet
Music
Reed
Play Taxidermy
Stuffed
Profession
Animals
Nature
Study Y.M.C.A.
Village People
Song
Workout
Recreation
Building Spurs
Cowboy Boots
Basketball Team
San Antonio Texas
Jingle
Horse Riding Gyser
Hot Water
Spring
Cave
Steam
Erupt The Tin Man
The Wizard of Oz
Dorthy
The Cowardly Lion
The Wicked Witch
Yellowbrick Road Skydiving
Jump
Airplane
Falling
Parachute
High Up Headphones
Sound
Earbuds
Computer
Plug-In
Ears Great Wall of China
Asia
Long
Landmark
Ancient
Defense Johnny Cash
Country Singer
Ring of Fire
June Carter
Famous
Folsom Prison Blues Bobcat
Feline
Panther
Animal
Charlotte
Lynx Criquet
Insect/Bug
Chirp
Sport
Clubs
Noise Haiku
Poem/Poetry
Seven
Japanese
Flow
Short Textbook
School Subject
Reading
Students
Backpack
Heavy Peter Pan
Captain Hook
Disney Movie
Tinker Bell
Neverland
Book Rosemary
Herb
Garden
Spice
Mint
Sage March Madness
Basketball
Catchphrase
NCAA National Tournament
Month
Bracket Speed Limit
Car
Sign
Ticket
Pulled-Over
Highway Thimble
Knitting
Needle
Yarn
Thread
Thumb/Fingers Titan
Moon of Saturn
Clash of The . . .
Goliath
Tennessee
Football Team Lutefisk
Whitefish
Potluck
Swedish
Lye
Food Channel
Funnel
TV
Remote Controller
Station
Perfume Abram (Bible)
Abraham
Patriarch
Sarah
Isaac
Covenant Pulpit
Pastor
Sermon
Reading
Sanctuary
Service King Cobra
Snake
Hood
Charmer/Piper
Poisonous
Slither Ukelele
String Instrument
Hawaii
Play
Guitar
Small Paul Bunyan
Woodsman
Legend
Story
Axe
Timber Rock of Ages
Hymn
Musical
Sing
Red Books
Composed Mercury
Planet
Element
Sun
Venus
Space/Solar-System The Flintstones
Pre-Historic
Cartoon
Fred
Barney
Bam-Bam Typewriter
Computer
Keyboard
Old
Message
Pound Water Balloons
Fill
Hose
Burst
Pulled-Splash
Helium Bull Thistle
Spike
Weed
Sharp
Thorn
Prickly Jackie Kennedy
John. F.
President
First Lady
Wife
White House Better Late Than Never
Catchphrase
Proverb
Delayed
Saying
Decision Calvin & Hobbes
Comic Strip
Bill Watterson
Tiger
Boy
Sunday Papers Patio
House
Deck
Backyard
Porch
Outside Cinnamon
Spice
Sugar
Toast Crunch
Bagel
Brown Orson Wells
Citizen Kane
War of the Worlds
Rosebud
Sled
Actor Cassette Player
Tape
Movie
TV
CDs
VHS Patio
House
Deck
Backyard
Porch
Outside Jazz
Utah
Type of Music
Basketball Team
Trumpets
Smooth Water Bed
Sleep
60’s & 70’s
Squishy
Rare
Covers Hula Hoop
Ring
Hips
Shake
Circle
Kids The Great Gatsby
Book/Novel
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Leonardo DiCaprio
1920’s
New York City Millimeter
Measurement
Unit
Centi-
Inch
Ruler Methodism
Denomination
Reformation
Church
Christianity
Nearby Clint Eastwood
The Good, Bad & Ugly
Dirty Harry
Westerns
Old
Actor Black Hills (SD)
South Dakota
Wyoming
National Forest
Hiking
North Hydrogen
Element
Oxygen
H20
Periodic Table
Peroxide Arithmetic
Math
Subject
School
Students
Numbers Stained Glass
Church
Windows
Bible
Colors
Chapel Butlers
Mansions
Servants
Alfred
Wealthy
Manners Trifle
Don’t
Without Respect
Dessert
With Me
Frivolous The Lion King
Disney
Simba
James Earl Jones
Akuna-Matata
Animated Movie Alfred Hitchcock
Director
Suspense
Psycho
Dial M for Murder
Films Mustard
Condiment
Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Yellow
Seeds Buffalo
Bills
Bison
Wings
Sauce
New York Radiation
Nuclear
Treatment
Therapy
Hot Zones
Geiger counter First Date
Movies
Girlfriend/Boyfriend
Relationship
Car
Significant Other Feta Cheese
Greek
Crumble
White
Texture
Olives Nose Dive
Plane
Pilot
Manuever
Aircraft
Sky Poker
Fire
Chips
Stick
Cards
Game Plot Twist
Movie/Book
Didn’t See Coming
Suspense
Surprise
Unexpected Wafers
Communion
Intinction
Vanilla
Wine
Dip Bluegill
Sunfish
Local
Native
Ponds
Poles What a Wonderful World
Stevie Wonder
Song
I Think to Myself
Voice
The Colors of the Rainbow Miscellaneous
Categorized
No Place
Random
Book
Topics Phoenix
Arizona
Fire Bird
Rise
City
Suns Regis Philbin
Who Wants to be A Millionaire?
Host
Talk Show
Live! With Regis & Kathie/Kelly
Accent Kilt
Scottish
Skirt
Bagpipes
Men/Guys
Plaid Indian Ocean
Sea
Asia
Pacific
Atlantic
Arctic Thunder
Lightning
Storm
Sound
Loud
Rain Mt. Sinai
Ten Commandments
Moses
Exodus
Peninsula
Israel/Egypt Earth, Wind & Fire
Elements
Trio
Singers
Boogie Wonderland
September The G.I. Bill
World War Two
Veterans
Baby Boomers
1950’s
College Giant Squid
Octopus
Ocean Depths
Calamari
Ink
Tentacles Swing Dancing
Style
Feet
Rhythm
Partner
Lifts Tissue
Kleenex
Paper
Boogers/Boogie
Scar
Nose August
Month
July
September
Summer
Emperor Shutes & Ladders
Board Game
Snakes
Kids
Up & Down
Climb Speedometer
Car
Dash Board
Limit
Dial
Look Basil
Herb
Spice
Time
Parsley
Green Fossils
Bones
Dinosaurs
Paleontologists
Fuel
Pre-Historic Lukewarm
Hot
Cold
Coffee
Drink
Cool Tim Allen
Buzz Lightyear
Home Improvement
Santa Clause
Tool Time
Last Man Standing Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
State
Pittsburgh
Eagles
Phillies Ferrari
Sports Car
Expensive
Horsepower
Red
Luxury Charger Cord
Phone
Outlet
Computer
Electronic
Adapter