Charades generator
The charades generator deals words and phrases to act out. Pick a category and difficulty for your group. All 250 prompts were written for silent performance with empty hands.
Charades words by category and difficulty
Actions, animals, and objects: 110 prompts
Mime chores, copy animals, or become an object.
Movies and songs: 60 titles
Act the story or break the title into syllables.
People, holidays, and abstract ideas: 80 prompts
Occupations, seasonal prompts, and ideas with no clear motion.
Easy 87 · Medium 101 · Hard 62
Every prompt carries a tier, so one room can play at two levels.
Ways to use the charades generator
Family game night
One phone generates, one person acts, everyone else shouts.
Classroom and club warmups
Easy runs a five-minute icebreaker; Actions suits a vocabulary lesson.
Parties and holiday gatherings
The Holiday list is seasonal, and each press deals the next turn.
How a charades turn works with this tool
Set the pool
Load a category list, or filter by category and difficulty.
Deal the prompt
One press deals one private prompt for the current actor.
Act it out
No talking, pointing, or mouthing the word.
Charades generator questions
What is in the bank, who it suits, and what it does not do.
What categories are included?
Eight: Actions (45), Animals (35), Movies (40), People and occupations (30), Objects (30), Songs (20), Holiday and seasonal (25), and Hard and abstract (25).
Is there a timer?
Yes. It starts at one minute. Set 30 seconds, one, two, or three minutes in the sidebar, then start, pause, or reset beside the prompt.
How do easy, medium, and hard differ?
Easy is Elephant. Medium needs a plan, like Milking a cow. Hard has no obvious motion, so you invent one for Nostalgia or Rush hour.
Are the words safe for kids and classrooms?
Yes, by policy: no alcohol, innuendo, violence, or gross-out, the hard tier included. A teacher can load any list unread.
What are good charades words for adults?
Load the Hard list for tougher, clean prompts such as Procrastination or The Truman Show.
Can I get movie charades?
Yes. The Movies list holds 40 titles a room can reach, from Frozen and Jaws to Groundhog Day.
Can I play charades online with friends here?
No. It deals words for a game played in one room: no video call, no scoreboard.
Can I spin the words on a wheel?
Yes. Paste the charades prompts you want into the wheel spinner. It turns the round into visible slices and spins one prompt.
All 250 prompts are original. Film and song titles name only the work being acted out. Not affiliated with any studio, publisher, or board game.