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 50KaladontParty and Word GamesKim's GameParty 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 GamesMafia (party game)Party and Word GamesMASH (game)Party and Word GamesMusical statuesParty and Word GamesNanofictionaryParty and Word GamesNotable QuotablesParty and Word GamesOutburst (game)Party and Word GamesPaper-and-pencil gameParty and Word GamesPass the BombParty and Word GamesPassword (game)Party 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 GamesPiranha PedroParty and Word GamesPost office (game)Party and Word GamesProbe (parlor game)Party and Word GamesQuiddlerParty and Word GamesQuizParty and Word GamesRotten Apples (card game)Party and Word GamesScattergoriesParty and Word GamesScene It?Party and Word GamesScrabbleParty and Word GamesScruples (game)Party and Word GamesSix Degrees of Kevin BaconParty and Word GamesSpin the bottleParty and Word GamesSuperfightParty and Word GamesTabooParty and Word GamesTête à TotoParty and Word GamesThe Big TabooParty and Word GamesThe Chameleon (party game)Party and Word GamesThe Mad Magazine GameParty and Word GamesThe UngameParty and Word GamesTime's Up! (game)Party and Word GamesTriBondParty and Word GamesTrivial PursuitParty and Word GamesTrumped Up CardsParty and Word GamesUltimate WerewolfParty and Word Games← Previous123Next →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.