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 GamesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Frequently Asked QuestionsFactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested1931 1All Party and Word GamesFilter Results80 entriesSportAlladult card-based party game (1)Alternate reality game (1)Arithmetical puzzle (1)Board game (1)Board game, trivia and quiz (1)Card game (3)Children's group game (1)Children's party game (1)Children's singing game (1)Conversation and party game (1)Drawing activity (1)Drawing and word-guessing party game (1)drawing game (1)Drinking game (2)Elimination game (1)Informal game played with babies (1)Kissing party game (2)Kite-flying game (1)Language game (1)Live quiz competition (1)Memory game (1)Paper-and-pencil fortune-telling game (1)Paper-and-pencil game (1)Party game (3)Party word guessing game (1)Pervasive game (1)Theatre exercise and elimination game (1)Timed round of a game or contest (1)Trivia game (1)Typographical design and children's game (1)Word game (6)Word game, tile based (1)Word guessing party game (1)Word puzzle related to the anagram (1)Derived FromAllCharades (1)Origin RegionAllCanada (Montreal, Quebec) (1)France (1)United States (1)Origin YearAll1877 (1)1899 (1)1931 (1)1932 (1)1938 (1)1948 (1)1956 (1)1964 (1)1973 (1)1979 (2)1984 (2)1985 (2)1986 (1)1988 (1)1989 (1)1990 (1)1991 (2)1996 (1)1998 (2)1999 (1)2003 (2)2004 (1)2005 (1)2006 (3)2007 (1)2009 (2)2010 (1)2011 (1)2014 (1)2015 (1)2016 (1)2018 (1)2019 (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (24)Single-Player (1)Small Group (3-6 Players) (23)Team-Based (Two Teams) (4)Two-Player (7)BrowseCompareSelect all 8024 (puzzle)Party and Word Games30 Seconds (game)Party 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 GamesAsk PicklesParty and Word GamesAtmosfear (series)Party and Word GamesBalderdashParty and Word GamesBananagramsParty and Word GamesBezzerwizzerParty and Word GamesBookchaseParty and Word GamesCards Against HumanityParty and Word GamesCharadesParty and Word GamesChez GeekParty and Word GamesCranium WhoonuParty and Word GamesCreep MouseParty and Word GamesCrosswordParty and Word GamesDingbats (board game)Party and Word GamesDr. Ruth's Game of Good SexParty and Word GamesEducational Toy MoneyParty and Word GamesEl conejo de la suerteParty and Word GamesFacts in FiveParty and Word GamesGoon of FortuneParty and Word GamesHenohenomohejiParty 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 GamesJust One (board game)Party and Word GamesKaladontParty and Word GamesKnock Out (tabletop game)Party and Word GamesLetter bankParty and Word GamesLevel-coilParty and Word GamesLexicon (card game)Party and Word GamesLexikoParty and Word GamesLightning roundParty and Word GamesLíngua do PêParty and Word GamesLuck of the Draw (board game)Party and Word GamesMad GabParty and Word GamesMASH (game)Party and Word GamesMusical statuesParty and Word GamesOutburst (game)Party and Word GamesPaper-and-pencil gameParty and Word GamesPass the BombParty and Word GamesPerquackeyParty and Word GamesPictionaryParty and Word GamesPicture the ImpossibleParty and Word GamesPictures (board game)Party and Word GamesPig (card game)Party and Word GamesPin the tail on the donkeyParty and Word GamesPost office (game)Party and Word GamesQuiddlerParty and Word GamesQuizParty and Word GamesRotten Apples (card game)Party and Word GamesScattergoriesParty and Word GamesScrabbleParty and Word GamesScruples (game)Party and Word GamesSpin the bottleParty and Word GamesSuperfightParty and Word GamesTabooParty and Word GamesTête à TotoParty and Word GamesThe Mad Magazine GameParty and Word GamesThe UngameParty and Word GamesTriBondParty and Word GamesTrivial PursuitParty and Word GamesTrumped Up CardsParty and Word GamesUncle Roy All Around YouParty and Word GamesUtter Nonsense!Party and Word GamesWhamageddonParty and Word GamesWise and OtherwiseParty and Word GamesWits and WagersParty and Word GamesWord chainParty and Word GamesWould you ratherParty and Word GamesYeonnalligiParty and Word GamesYoung World QuizParty and Word GamesZip (game)Party and Word GamesSources1. 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.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhy 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.