Word games to play with friends online
Letternerd has 15 word games to play with friends online. They are writing games rather than crosswords: you caption a scene, answer a prompt in one line, build a story one sentence at a time, or write a lie that sounds true.
15 games, 1 to 12 players, 6 to 14 minutes a round. Most use anonymous voting, so the funniest answer wins regardless of who wrote it. The puzzle ones are played together too: Word Race and Quad Race are Wordle with the room, Four Links sorts sixteen words into hidden groups, Word Hive makes words from seven letters, and One Clue has everyone help a guesser in one word.
15 games
- Caption this3–12 players · 12 minOne scene, everyone captions it, funniest one takes the round.
- Best Answer3–10 players · 12 minAnswer the prompt in one line. A rotating judge crowns the best.
- Two truths and a lie2–12 players · 12 minWrite two truths and one lie. Can your friends tell which is which?
- Secret drop3–12 players · 12 minEveryone drops a secret. Nobody knows whose is whose.
- Hot takes3–12 players · 14 minSay the worst defensible opinion you have, out loud. Let the room judge.
- Story Relay3–10 players · 12 minA story goes round the table by voice — you only hear the clip before yours.
- Emoji story3–12 players · 10 minTell the story in emoji. Clearest version wins the round.
- 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.
- Sweet Talk2–8 players · 10 minFinish the sentence about each other, out loud. The best line takes the round.
- Flirt or Fail2–8 players · 10 minSay your best line for the situation. The smoothest delivery wins.
Frequently asked questions
What word games can you play with friends online?
Caption this, Best Answer, Two truths and a lie, Secret drop, Hot takes, Story Relay and Emoji story are the main ones. Each is a writing game where the group reads and votes on what everyone wrote.
Do I have to be a good writer?
No. Answers are short, usually a line, and the games are built so a quick or silly answer can win.
Are the answers anonymous?
It depends on the game. Several, like Caption this and Hot takes, vote on answers without names; others, like Secret drop, are about working out who wrote which one.
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