The Game of Taboo! How to play!
• Teams take turns guessing the words on the cards! • Each team has one player who tries to get their team to guess the word!
• The catch? They cannot use any of the 5 taboo words listed below the word to describe it! Mystery Novel
Book
Detective
Main Word You Cannot use Suspense these 5 taboo words Victim
Surprise Only other rules!
• You can skip 1 card per turn. Skip any others and you lose points
• No negative points for wrong guesses • You do get negative point if you say a taboo word & other team catches you!
• Cannot act, hum, use hand gestures, sounds or use rhyming words to describe a word.
• You can sing! Main Word
Clue Word #1
Clue Word #2
Clue Word #3
Clue Word #4
Clue Word #5 Are We Ready? Any Questions? Corn on the cob
Butter
Crop
Vegetable
Husk
Yellow Honey
Bees
Sticky
Pollin
Comb
Hive Clipboard
Write
Paper
Pencil
Pen
Notes John Travolta
Pulp Fiction
Grease
Actor
Saturday Night Fever
Old Trophy
Win
Sport
Shiny
Plaque
Gold Sacristy
Back
Church
Communion
Robes
Sanctuary Gold Tooth
Smile
Mouth
Shiny
Dentures
Filling Johnny Cash
June
Folsom Prison
Ring of Fire
Highwaymen
Country Anchovies
Pizza
Fish
Topping
Small
Smell Camping
Tent
Outdoors
Fire
Wilderness
Trip Phone Booth
Superman
Old
Road
Door
Call Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
Disney
Mowgli
Baloo
Book Weed Wacker
Appliance
Lawn
Mower
Blades
Cut Coconut Water
Tree
Open
Crack
Fall
Drink Unicycle
Peddle
Bike
One
Wheel
Circus Smuckers
Syrup
Strawberries
Red
Brand
Sandwich Toyota
Car
Vehicle
Brand
Drive
Famous Dion Mustard
Spicy
Condiment
Horseradish
Yellow
Bad Squeeze Jiffy Lube
Car
Engine
Oil Change
Overcharge
Coupons Watermelon
Giant
Seeds
Fruit
Spit
Red KC Royals
Baseball
Team
MLB
Kansas City
Blue Vase
Water
Flowers
Break
Home
Shatter Wyoming
State
West
Mountains
Montana
Colorado Conference
People
Meeting
Athletic
Big Ten & Big 12
Alliance Grover Cleveland
Two Terms
Democrat
President
Politics
White House Tree House
Branches
Wood
Kids
Climb
Play Prime Minister
Politics
United Kingdom
Leader
Foreign
International Tapestry
Spun
Elaborate
Quilt
Painting
Art Mongolia
Empire
Gengis Khan
China
Russia
Asia Perry Como
Singer
Christmas
Actor
Music
Mr. C Sacremento Kings
Basketball
Team
California
Purple
NBA Escalator
Stairs
Moving
Mall
Elevator
Move Berlin
Wall
Germany
Europe
City
Capital Chicken & Waffes
Fried
Maple Syrup
Brunch
Meat
Breakfast Mercury
Element
Planet
First
Small
Outer Space Mutton Chops
Haircut
Bad/Ugly
Dated
Sideburns
Style The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Book
Novel
School
Old Copper
Penny
Metal
Mine
Gold
Bonze Jordan
Name
Country
Middle East
River
Boy / Girl Hourglass
Sand
Time
Flip
Game
Clock Indigo
Blue
Color
Shade
Spectrum
Light Frosted Flakes
Tony the Tiger
“They’re Great!”
Cereal
Kellogs
Milk Groundhogs Day
Bill Murray
Holiday
Shadow
6 More
Sun Oysters
Clam
Shell
Eat
Sea Food
Ocean Grenada
Caribbean
Island
Atlantic Ocean
Nation
Country Cat in the Hat
Dr. Sues
Movie
Book
Rhyme
Mike Myers Des Moines Register
Newspaper
Local
Old
Read
Print Patrick Swayze
Actor
Dirty Dancing
She Likes The Wind
Ghost
Famous Manta Ray
Sting
Ocean
Wings / Fins
Sharks
Big Applewood
Smoke
Bacon
Cooking
Fire
Meat FM Radio
AM
Listen
Station
Music
Car Masta Choli
Italian
Pasta
Sauce
East
Lasagna Driftwood
Ocean
Beach
Waves
Ashore
Float Bearded Dragon
Pet
Lizard
Popular
Tongue
Tan Compressor
Air Conditioner
Coil
Car
Machine
Noise Mallett
Hammer
Gavel
Pound
Nail
Swing Seasoning Salt
Spice
Grill
Meat
Garlic
Cook Windmill
Power Source
Fan
Blades
Fields
Energy Mesa
Valley
West
Deep
Wide
Flat Stadium
Concert
Sports
Crowd
Live
Watch Gyser
Hot Water
Spring
Cave
Steam
Erupt Filing Cabinet
Paper
Ofce
Organize
Store
Place Shooting Star
Asteroid
Wish
Falling
Night Sky
Look Headphones
Sound
Earbuds
Computer
Plug-In
Ears Highlighters
Marker
Yellow / Green
Read
Color
Page Lynx
Feline
Panther
Animal
Cat
Predator Lacrosse
Sport
Stick
Net
School
College Jenga
Wood
Blocks
Stack
Tower
Game Hammock
Chair
Sleep
Relax
Hang
Trees Dock
Bay
Water
Beach
Boat
Ocean Hienz
Ketchup
Condiments
Brand
Hot Dog
Company Caulifower
White
Vegetable
Mash
Raw
Broccoli March Madness
Basketball
Catchphrase
NCAA National Tournament
Month
Bracket Speed Limit
Car
Sign
Ticket
Pulled-Over
Fast Attic
House
Room
Upper
Storage
Small Thimble
Knitting
Needle
Yarn
Thread
Thumb/Fingers Applebees
Restaurant
Appetizers
Food
Eat
Popular Greenland
Iceland
Canada
Island
North
Cold Bull Frog
Amphibian
Pond
Croak
Loud
Big Danny Glover
Actor
Lethal Weapon
Mel Gibson
Older
Angles in the Outfeld Low Tide
High
Ocean
Waves
Moon / Sun
Beach Lawyer
Case
Courtroom
Defendant
Prosecutor
Law School Sea Horse
Small
Ocean
Animal
Snout
Tiny Crabgrass
Weeds
Lawn
Spray
Infest
Everywhere Fish Sticks
Frozen
Breaded
Sea Food
Baked
Oven Temple
Worship
College
Massage
Head
Holy Ethanol
Corn
Gas
Fuel
Pump
Farm Guess Who
Board Game
Play
Kids
Faces
Flip Water Balloons
Fill
Hose
Burst
Pulled-Splash
Helium Bull Thistle
Spike
Weed
Sharp
Thorn
Prickly Fabric Softener
Laundry
Drier Sheets
Clean
Soft
Clean Better Late Than Never
Catchphrase
Proverb
Delayed
Saying
Decision Calvin & Hobbes
Comic Strip
Bill Watterson
Tiger
Boy
Sunday Papers Ratio
Math
Equation
Percentage
Term
Margin I Can’t Believe Its Not Butter
Spread
Artifcial
Soft
Toast
Knife Dill
Pickle
Herb
Green
Seasoning
Flavor RC Cola
Soda Pop
Pepsi
Coca Cola
Of Brand
Cheap Saffron
Expensive
Seasoning
Harvest
Small
Fragrant Dumpster Diving
Trash
Finds
Treasure
Gross
Search Bismark
Dakota
Capital
City
Otto
North Geletin
Red
Food
Wiggly
Jello
Desert Acrobat
Circus
Trampoline
Wire
Jump
Tricks Incumbent
Politics
Inept
Next
President
Backup Philosophy
Major
Pluto
Roman / Greek
College
Study Sapphire
Stone
Gem
Blue
Ruby
Expensive Hellman’s (Mayo)
Brand
Condiment
Spread
Mayonaise
Jar Nutella
Hazelnut
Spread
Peanut Butter
Cake
Chocolate 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 Kum & Go
Gas Station
Quick-Trip
Pump
Hy-Vee Market Express
Fill-Up Butlers
Mansions
Servants
Alfred
Wealthy
Manners Trife
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
Signifcant Other Feta Cheese
Greek
Crumble
White
Texture
Olives Nose Dive
Plane
Pilot
Manuever
Aircraft
Sky Poker
Fire
Chips
Stick
Card Games
Gambling Plot Twist
Movie/Book
Didn’t See Coming
Suspense
Surprise
Unexpected Wafers
Communion
Intinction
Vanilla
Wine
Dip Bluegill
Sunfsh
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 Thunder
Lightning
Storm
Sound
Loud
Rain 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
Cofee
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 Echolocation
Dolphins
Bats
Communication
Sound Waves
Noise Practical Joke
Funny
Prank
Laugh
School
Hilarious Colored Pencils
Draw
Write
Kids
Box
Crayons Sourdough
Bread
Reuben
Sandwich
Marble
Bake Turkey Bacon
Imitation
Fry
Slice
Bird
Breakfast Fixer-Upper
House / Home
Rebuild
TLC
Couple
Refurbish Microscope
Tiny
Lab
Science
Look
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Indoors
Work Out WD40
Spray
Fix
Blue
Can
Hardware Store Keebler Elves
Cookies
Treehouse
Brand
Deserts
Small Yul Brenner
Ramses
Pharaoh
Actor
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Ten Commandments Mango
Fruit
Tropical
Orange
Sweet
Juice Gullible
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Fool
Believe
Young
Old Apple Cider
Fruit
Juice
Press
Jug / Jar
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Horse
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Convertible
Car
Expensive Croatia
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Yugoslavia
Balkan
Coast