Best Word Games Category in 2026

High Stakes: Race to fill in as many categories as possible before the inflating balloon pops!

Fun For All: This game is designed for ages 14+ and is encouraged to be played with 3+ players (so get the whole family involved)!

How to Play: Spin the spinner to reveal the letter for the round, then try to come up with an answer that starts with this letter for each of the 12 categories on your Category Card – before the balloon pops, that is!

I WANT MY MTV Switch over to a music party game for adults and teens that’s filled with all the biggest MTV hits from the '80s, '90s and '00s

FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER HEARD A SONG: In the head to head round two players face off in a quick-fire MTV Challenge category battle naming song titles

TRIPLE CHARADES JEOPARDY Afterwards, players have 30 seconds to describe in one word, speak the lyrics and perform songs from three famous bands for their team to guess

Smartish is the trivia game in which you don't have to know it all, but it really pays to pay attention!

You pick the value for your categories based on how smartish you feel about them.

As you take turns answering your questions, stay alert! You might want to steal someone else's category or question as your own if you're feeling extra smartish.

A lively party game where it pays to think alike! Players combine a “description” card and a “subject” card to create a category like “Goofy” “Hairstyle.” Players write something that fits that category and the most matched answer wins the round!

Think you know which “Outrageous” “Celebrity” your best friend would choose? How about which “Mysterious” “Cooking Utensil” or “Pathetic” “Politician”? There are over 5,000 possible category combinations!

Recommended for 3 to 6 players, ages 14+

This is the first expansion set for The Game of Wolf (so get that one first).

We roamed the remote wilderness and found 125 new fun and challenging categories.

So have a howling good time testing your strength as the Lone Wolf or as a part of the Warrior Pack to double the points. (Be warned - pick your Pack wisely, friends can quickly become foes!)

You've never had an emergency like this before.... Call 911! puts a fun new twist on a guessing game for family game night. Can you guess unusual emergencies like #170 I’m being spanked by an invisible man! or #115 I am trapped in the sewer with a mime!... before time runs out

HOW TO PLAY: Split the group into 2 teams. On your team’s turn, one player is the emergency Caller and their teammate(s) are the 911 Operators trying to guess what the emergency is. The round starts when the Caller pulls a card and flips the timer. They have 30 seconds to explain what their emergency is without using any forbidden words in BOLD. Their teammates try to guess the BOLD words in the emergency phrase correctly to win the round

WHAT’S IN THE BOX: 200 emergency prompt cards and one 30 second sand timer