Describe and guess words online
Taboo
Players take turns explaining words while the others guess.
How to play Taboo
Free in your browser, no sign-up, no download: open a lobby, share the invite link, play.👥 2–10 players
🗣 Goal: Explain and guess terms – without saying them.
🎤 Explainer: Sees the word and gives clues. Parts of the word are off-limits!
🎯 Guesser: Types in the word. The first correct answer takes the point.
🚫 Forbidden words: Many terms come with up to six forbidden words. The explainer sees them below the secret word and must not use them — a clue that contains one literally is not sent. The guessers do not see the forbidden words.
🎺 Watcher: With the watcher switched on, the next explainer watches from 4 players on (with three too, if the host wants). They do not guess and blow the horn when a forbidden word is paraphrased or bent: the word is void, nobody scores, the next word follows.
⏭ Skip: The explainer can skip words (2 s cooldown).
⭐ Points: 1 point per guessed word for the guesser AND the explainer.
🔄 Rotation: Each round, every player takes a turn as the explainer.