Home›Party and Word Games›All Party and Word GamesBrowse ByAll Party and Word GamesReference and ClassificationVerifiedSocial games played in a group for entertainment rather than sustained strategic depth, covering Charades, Pictionary, Taboo and Trivial Pursuit, plus Scrabble as the tree's one dedicated word game, grouped here rather than given its own singleton category. Belongs here: acting, guessing, trivia and word games meant for a casual group setting. Does not belong here: physical dexterity games, grouped under Dexterity and Physical Skill Games, and structured deduction games, grouped under Deduction and Guessing Games.FactsAll Party and Word GamesFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1931 1All Party and Word GamesFilter Results115 entriesSportAllBoard Game (23)Card Game (15)Children's Game (13)Dexterity Game (1)Dice Game (1)Drinking Game (2)Game of Chance (1)Party Game (50)Puzzle (2)Strategy Game (1)Tabletop Game (1)Trivia Game (9)Video Game (3)Word Game (21)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (42)Single-Player (3)Small Group (3-6 Players) (42)Team-Based (Two Teams) (12)Two-Player (11)Origin RegionAllAustralia (1)Australia (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)Canada (2)China (1)Croatia (1)Czechia (2)Europe (1)Finland (1)France (1)Japan (1)Montenegro (1)North America (2)North Macedonia (1)Rhode Island (1)Serbia (1)Slovenia (1)South Korea (1)United Kingdom (6)United States (12)Origin YearAll1877 (1)1899 (1)1911 (1)1931 (1)1932 (1)1938 (1)1948 (1)1955 (1)1956 (1)1962 (1)1964 (2)1971 (1)1973 (2)1979 (2)1982 (1)1984 (2)1985 (2)1986 (2)1987 (1)1988 (2)1989 (2)1990 (3)1991 (2)1992 (1)1996 (1)1997 (2)1998 (3)1999 (3)2000 (1)2002 (2)2003 (2)2004 (2)2005 (2)2006 (4)2007 (1)2008 (2)2009 (2)2010 (1)2011 (1)2014 (3)2015 (3)2016 (3)2017 (2)2018 (1)2019 (3)2020 (1)2021 (1)2022 (1)2023 (1)Derived FromAllCelebrity (game) (1)Charades (1)Mafia (party game) (1)Playing Time BandAll30 to 90 Minutes (5)Under 30 Minutes (4)Skill or LuckAllMixed (4)Age SuitabilityAllAdult (1)Children (3)Family (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5024 (puzzle)Party and Word Games30 Seconds (game)Party and Word GamesAbakuParty and Word GamesAlias (board game)Party and Word GamesAnagrams (game)Party and Word GamesAnomia (game)Party and Word GamesApples to ApplesParty and Word GamesAre You a Werewolf?Party and Word GamesArticulate!Party and Word GamesAsk PicklesParty and Word GamesAtmosfear (series)Party and Word GamesBalderdashParty and Word GamesBananagramsParty and Word GamesBears vs. BabiesParty and Word GamesBezzerwizzerParty and Word GamesBlockbuster (party game)Party and Word GamesBoggleParty and Word GamesBookchaseParty and Word GamesCards Against HumanityParty and Word GamesCelebrity (game)Party and Word GamesCharadesParty and Word GamesChez GeekParty and Word GamesChicken vs. HotdogParty and Word GamesCodenames (board game)Party and Word GamesCranium WhoonuParty and Word GamesCreep MouseParty and Word GamesCrosswordParty and Word GamesDingbats (board game)Party and Word GamesDollar auctionParty and Word GamesDon't Drop the SoapParty and Word GamesDr. Ruth's Game of Good SexParty and Word GamesDress to ImpressParty and Word GamesEchelon (board game)Party and Word GamesEducational Toy MoneyParty and Word GamesEl conejo de la suerteParty and Word GamesExploding KittensParty and Word GamesFacts in FiveParty and Word GamesGhost (game)Party and Word GamesGirl Talk (board game)Party and Word GamesGoon of FortuneParty and Word GamesHenohenomohejiParty and Word GamesHerd Mentality (party game)Party and Word GamesHex HexParty and Word GamesHigh jinksParty and Word GamesHot potatoParty and Word GamesI packed my bagParty and Word GamesIn a Pickle (card game)Party and Word GamesJoking HazardParty and Word GamesJottoParty and Word GamesJust One (board game)Party and Word Games123Next →FAQsWhy is Scrabble grouped with games like Charades and Trivial Pursuit?Scrabble is the tree's one dedicated word game and is grouped here rather than given its own singleton category.Party and Word Games covers social games played in a group for entertainment rather than sustained strategic depth, including Charades, Pictionary, Taboo and Trivial Pursuit. Scrabble is included as the tree's one dedicated word game, grouped here rather than given its own singleton category, since it shares the casual group setting of the other games in this family.Sources1. Wikipedia: Scrabbletier 2WikipediaScrabble, History sectionQuote, Scrabble, History sectionIn 1931 in Poughkeepsie, New York, the American architect Alfred Mosher Butts created the game as a variation on an earlier word game he invented, called Lexiko.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.