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Emoji Clues

Say it in emoji, guess it in words

Computer players

Take turns giving the clue: pick a phrase and spell it out in emoji only. Everyone else races to type it. The first to get it scores 3, then 2, then 1, and the clue giver scores for each player who gets it.

Not in the same room? Play online while you talk on a call, each on your own phone.

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How to play

  • Players take turns giving the clue. The clue giver picks one of three secret phrases: a food, an animal, a job, a place, a saying and so on.
  • The clue giver describes it using only emoji, tapped from the emoji keyboard or typed from their own. Letters and numbers aren’t allowed, but number emoji like 9️⃣ are.
  • Everyone else types guesses. Wrong guesses show for everyone, which can help the others. Spelling doesn’t have to be perfect: one slip in a longer word still counts.
  • The clue giver can add more emoji at any time. Everyone sees the blanks from the start, the category part-way through, and the first letters near the end.

Scoring

  • The first player to get it scores 3, the second 2, and everyone after that 1.
  • The clue giver scores 1 for each player who gets it, up to 3.
  • Highest total after everyone has given their clues wins.

Tips

Split long words into parts that sound alike: a star and a fish make starfish, a pine tree and an apple make pineapple. For sayings, picture the words rather than the meaning, like a pig and a plane for “when pigs fly”. If nobody is close, watch the wrong guesses and add an emoji that steers them.