Taboo Word Generator
Describe a target without saying its three avoid words. Reveal the card only when the guessers look away.
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24 original cards in this collection.
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Fixed Taboo Word Generator examples
Examples for previewing the collection, separate from your hidden current card. Do not display this list to guessers during play.
- Target: apple. Avoid: fruit, red, pie.Food · Easy
- Target: bread. Avoid: toast, loaf, flour.Food · Easy
- Target: carrot. Avoid: orange, rabbit, vegetable.Food · Easy
- Target: cheese. Avoid: milk, mouse, sandwich.Food · Easy
- Target: pancake. Avoid: breakfast, syrup, flat.Food · Medium
- Target: popcorn. Avoid: movie, corn, snack.Food · Medium
- Target: lemon. Avoid: yellow, sour, juice.Food · Easy
- Target: noodles. Avoid: pasta, soup, long.Food · Medium
- Target: umbrella. Avoid: rain, wet, handle.Objects · Easy
- Target: bicycle. Avoid: wheels, pedal, ride.Objects · Easy
- Target: mirror. Avoid: reflection, glass, face.Objects · Easy
- Target: compass. Avoid: north, direction, needle.Objects · Medium
- Target: suitcase. Avoid: travel, bag, pack.Objects · Medium
- Target: calendar. Avoid: date, month, year.Objects · Medium
- Target: ladder. Avoid: climb, steps, height.Objects · Easy
- Target: envelope. Avoid: letter, mail, stamp.Objects · Medium
- Target: mountain. Avoid: high, climb, peak.Nature · Easy
- Target: river. Avoid: water, flow, bank.Nature · Easy
- Target: butterfly. Avoid: wings, insect, caterpillar.Nature · Medium
- Target: volcano. Avoid: lava, erupt, mountain.Nature · Medium
- Target: snowflake. Avoid: winter, ice, white.Nature · Medium
- Target: cactus. Avoid: desert, spines, plant.Nature · Medium
- Target: rainbow. Avoid: colors, rain, sky.Nature · Easy
- Target: turtle. Avoid: shell, slow, reptile.Nature · Easy
How to use this activity
Let guessers look away, reveal the card to the describer, and start the timer. Explain the target without saying it or any of the three avoid words. Agree beforehand whether related word forms are also forbidden. Award one point for a correct guess, allow a pass, then change describer.
Make a round accessible
Play seated, read a card privately to the describer if needed, and let players pass without explaining. Adjust the timer to suit your group; speed is optional.
Taboo Word Generator FAQ
How do we play?
Let guessers look away, reveal the card to the describer, and start the timer. Explain the target without saying it or any of the three avoid words. Agree beforehand whether related word forms are also forbidden. Award one point for a correct guess, allow a pass, then change describer.
Are these official game cards?
No. This is an independent, unofficial activity aid, not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Taboo or Scattergories. Those game names belong to their respective owners. These original cards and optional house rules do not reproduce an official card deck or rulebook.
How do filters and repeats work?
Choose Food, Objects or Nature and an editorial Easy or Medium level. These are play estimates, not age ratings. Within the same selection all cards are used before a new cycle begins; changing filters or reloading starts fresh.
Can we hide, copy or time a card?
Cards start hidden. Reveal prompt shows the card and enables copying and Start timer. Hide prompt conceals it again. Choose 30, 60 or 90 seconds; Pause, Resume and Reset control the timer. Next prompt hides a new card and resets the clock. Copy uses only the revealed card; a manual-copy box is available if clipboard access fails.
Is our game saved or uploaded?
No account is needed. Cards, timer and repeat history stay in this tab and clear on reload. The tool does not save or upload your game, written answers or generated cards. A host should preview cards and allow anyone to pass.
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