Charades Wheel
Spin the wheel to pick a category, reveal a hidden charades prompt, and act it out. Practice solo or play in teams with a timer and scoreboard.
Game Mode
Categories
All categories selected
Difficulty
Turn Duration
120 prompts match your filters
Spin the wheel to select a category. The tool then picks a random prompt from that category.
How to play
Practice mode
Spin the wheel to pick a category. Click Reveal Prompt to show the charades prompt. The actor reads it while other players look away. Click Hide, then Start Turn to begin acting. There is no timer required and no score is kept. Use Practice mode for warm-ups, drama class, or casual family play.
Team Game mode
Choose two to four teams and edit their names. Teams take turns automatically. The current team is shown above the wheel. Spin, reveal, and act. Click Correct to award one point, or Skip to end the turn without scoring. If the timer runs out, no points are awarded. Use Undo Last Turn to fix mistakes. End Game clears all scores and history.
Rules at a glance
- Spin the wheel to select a category. The tool picks a random prompt from that category.
- The prompt is hidden until you click Reveal Prompt. Other players should look away while the actor reads it.
- Click Start Turn to begin the timer. You can pause and resume.
- Correct awards one point and ends the turn. Skip ends the turn with no points. Timer expiry ends the turn with no points.
- Each turn has one prompt. Once a turn ends, its outcome does not change.
- Revealed prompts are marked as used, including skipped ones. When the pool runs out, restart it to play again.
Example rounds
Classroom round
Split the class into three teams using the Team Picker. Set the turn duration to 60 seconds and filter to Animals and Everyday Actions. Each team sends one actor per turn. Correct guesses earn one point. Rotate after each turn. Use Undo if a team disputes a result.
Family game night
Set up two teams with family names. Turn on all categories and all difficulties. Use 90-second turns for younger players or 30 seconds for a faster game. The scoreboard tracks points, and you can undo the last turn if someone was still guessing when you clicked.
Categories and difficulty
Animals
Movements and behaviors of animals, from elephants to jellyfish.
Everyday Actions
Common tasks like brushing teeth, folding laundry, or threading a needle.
Jobs & Activities
Professions and activities like chefs, firefighters, and tightrope walkers.
Objects
Physical items like umbrellas, telescopes, and compasses.
Imaginative Situations
Creative scenarios like walking on the moon or being a robot losing power.
Difficulty levels
Easy prompts are simple and well-known. Challenge prompts are more abstract or complex to act out.
Related tools
Running this in a classroom?
Our classroom charades guide covers setup, difficulty selection, team mode, the timer, no-repeat, and a suggested 10-minute activity plan.
Read the guide