Family Word Pack

Everyday vocabulary for teens and adults ages 13 and older. An adult should check that the words suit the group.

Choose around shared experiences

Family is for teens and adults ages 13 and older; its name does not make every word suitable or familiar to every group. Outings, foods and activities such as Zoo / Aquarium and Camping / Hiking offer clues from shared experiences. Easy may be a better first choice when the group prefers simple object and weather contrasts.

Practice with Camping / Hiking

Outdoors fits both. Tent leans toward Camping and Trail toward Hiking, but camping trips can include trails and hikers can carry tents. Ask what the clue suggests rather than treating it as an exact definition. Use experiences everyone can discuss without requiring personal stories.

Nested words need a different discussion

Teddy Bear is a kind of Stuffed Animal; Monkey Bars can be part of a Jungle Gym. Those pairs are retained as overlap challenges, not examples of mutually exclusive objects. Cuddly fits both toy words, and even Bear can describe a stuffed animal. Do not punish a player for giving a clue that truthfully fits both. If this kind of ambiguity frustrates the group, choose another pack for the next game.

Compare Pancakes / Waffles

Breakfast is shared; Grid leans toward Waffles; Syrup fits both. A player who has never eaten waffles may not understand Grid, so check vocabulary familiarity after the reveal. The useful lesson is distinguishing a clue mismatch from an unfamiliar reference.

How to select this pack

Create a room from the homepage, open Game Settings, choose Family and save before starting. The link below opens the homepage; it does not preselect the pack.

Word settings

With Similar Word, Operatives receive the first word and Moles the related word. With No Word, Moles receive no word. One spoken clue per player is the standard rule. See the rules for Classic and Deep Cover outcomes.

Examples from the game

This pack contains 116 pairs. Here are 12 examples from the same source used by the game.

Operative wordMole word
Ice CreamFrozen Yogurt
BeachPool
TrainBus
BicycleScooter
ZooAquarium
PancakesWaffles
PlaygroundPark
RainbowSunset
Teddy BearStuffed Animal
Birthday CakeCupcake
CampingHiking
CartoonMovie
Open game setup