Family-friendly party games to play online
Letternerd has 47 games rated family: trivia, drawing, voice guessing, memory, co-op and sealed-bid auctions. They avoid mature themes and work across generations, because everyone only needs a link and a browser.
47 games, 1 to 20 players, 3 to 12 minutes a round. Relatives in different cities can be in the same room in a minute: one person starts the game and sends the code.
47 games
- Ballpark2–20 players · 9 minWild numbers, smart estimates. Get closest—or land it exactly.
- Trivia2–20 players · 8 minEight questions, one right answer each. Speed breaks the tie.
- Emoji story3–12 players · 10 minTell the story in emoji. Clearest version wins the round.
- Voice guess3–12 players · 10 minEveryone records the same line. Whose voice is that?
- Sketch guess3–12 players · 12 minEveryone draws the same thing. Whose masterpiece is whose?
- Great Minds3–12 players · 9 minAnswer at the same time. Score only if you side with the crowd.
- Going Once3–8 players · 11 minSealed-bid auctions for lots worth different amounts. Spend your purse where it buys the most.
- Head to Head3–10 players · 10 minGet paired off each round and out-answer your rival in a trivia duel.
- Bank or Bust3–10 players · 9 minOne draw for the table each round. Push for a bigger pot or bank it — a bust catches everyone who pushed.
- All Together3–10 players · 8 minCo-op mode: fill the shared bar as a team and everyone wins together.
- Memory Lane3–10 players · 8 minWatch a sequence, then rebuild it in the exact order from memory.
- Order Up2–12 players · 9 minPut the list in the right order. Exact spots and the closest full answer score.
- Word Race1–12 players · 8 minEveryone guesses the same hidden word. Six tries each, with letter-by-letter hints. Fewest tries wins.
- Four Links1–12 players · 8 minSixteen words, four hidden groups of four. Find them all before your four mistakes run out.
- Category Clash2–10 players · 10 minOne letter, six categories, ninety seconds. Only the answers nobody else thought of score.
- Word Hive1–12 players · 6 minSeven letters, one in the middle, two minutes. Make more words than anyone else, and find the one that uses them all.
- One Clue3–10 players · 12 minEveryone writes a one-word clue for the guesser. Matching clues cancel out, so be helpful, not obvious.
- Quad Race1–12 players · 10 minFour hidden words, one guess at a time, nine tries to find them all. Wordle, times four, together.
- Perfect Pairs1–12 players · 6 minTwo columns, one right match for everything. Link them all before the clock runs out.
- Sort It Out1–12 players · 6 minA pile of cards, a few named bins. Sort the lot. The obvious answer is not always the right one.
- Mind the Gap1–12 players · 5 minOld sayings with words missing. Fill the gaps from a word bank full of almost-right decoys.
- 90% Sure1–12 players · 6 minGive a range you’re 90% sure holds the answer. Narrow and right scores big. Wrong scores nothing.
- Say It Plainly3–12 players · 8 minExplain everyday things in one sentence without the obvious words. The table checks each other’s, anonymously.
- Deep Dive1–8 players · 5 minDive for pearls or surface and bank them. One shark and the whole unbanked bag is gone.
- Which Came First?1–12 players · 5 minFour things that happened, no dates. Put them in order. The fax machine is older than you think.
- Flash Recall1–12 players · 5 minA row of pictures flashes up, then hides. Put it back in order. Every level adds one more.
- Emoji Decoder1–12 players · 4 minA film told in a handful of emoji. Which one is it? Every wrong answer shares a picture with the right one.
- Riddle Me1–12 players · 6 minA riddle, and its answer as a hidden word. Crack it outright, or let the letters give it away.
- What kind of traveller are you?1–12 players · 4 minEight holiday moments, four ways to handle each. Find out what kind of traveller you really are.
- Which decade do you actually belong in?1–12 players · 4 minYou were born in the wrong decade. Eight questions to find out which one is really yours.
- How old is your brain, really?1–12 players · 3 minYour birthday says one thing. Your brain says another. Eight questions to find your real age.
- 90% of people get these wrong1–12 players · 5 minThey look easy. Your brain will jump to the wrong answer. Can you stop it?
- Higher or lower: the facts that break your brain1–12 players · 4 minTwo things. Which is bigger, older, hotter? You’ll be sure. You’ll be wrong.
- Spot the fake fact1–12 players · 5 minThree facts that all sound made up. Two are true. Find the one that’s fake.
- Real word or totally fake?1–12 players · 5 minSnollygoster. Flumtrosity. One’s in the dictionary. Sort the real words from the made-up ones.
- Would you survive?1–12 players · 5 minA bear, quicksand, a sinking car. Most people pick the move that gets them killed. Do you?
- Only 3% name every flag1–12 players · 4 minChad or Romania? Monaco or Indonesia? The flags that catch everyone out.
- Rank it: you’ll get #1 wrong1–12 players · 5 minThe deadliest animal, the hottest planet, the most-spoken language. Put them in order. #1 is never what you think.
- Could you pass a primary school exam?1–12 players · 4 minTen questions every 10-year-old answers. Most adults don’t get them all. Do you?
- Animal names only nerds know1–12 players · 5 minA parliament of owls. A baby echidna is a puggle. Match them all and you’re officially a nerd.
- Gotcha! The trick question quiz1–12 players · 4 minHow many months have 28 days? Every question is a trap. Read carefully.
- Photo hunt3–12 players · 10 minFind it, snap it, and the room votes for the best photo.
- Team showdown4–16 players · 10 minTwo teams, ten questions. Every right answer scores for your side.
- Video dare3–10 players · 12 minEveryone films the same dare. The room votes for the best clip.
- This or That2–8 players · 6 minQuick either/or for two or more. Score when your answers match.
- Get to Know You2–8 players · 11 minQuestions for two people who want to skip the small talk, answered by voice.
- Two of a Kind2–8 players · 7 minFour answers, one pick each. Score when you read each other’s mind.
Frequently asked questions
What games can the whole family play online?
Trivia, Ballpark, Sketch guess, Voice guess, Memory Lane and All Together are all rated family. All Together is co-op, so the group wins or loses as a team.
Does everyone need their own device?
Yes. Each player joins from their own phone, tablet or computer, which is how answers stay private until the reveal.
Is there anything adult in the family-rated games?
No. Adult games are rated 18+ and sit on their own shelf, behind an account and an age check.