Easy words for kids & first rounds
Start with familiar animals, food and objects. Let younger drawers skip a word they don’t know.
- elephant
- pizza slice
- rainbow
- sleeping cat
- umbrella
- birthday cake
Pencils out. Phones passed. Game on.
Pictionary
word generator
Pick a word. Keep it secret. See what your friends make of your drawing.
180words to drawFREE · NO SIGNUP
60 words in this deck
Familiar things. A good place to start with kids or first-time players.
FOR THE DRAWER
Keep them guessing.
Pass the device to the drawer before revealing.
Your word list 60Browse, copy or print
Easy Pictionary words · all categories
Playing on paper? Print the cards, cut them out and let the drawer pick one.
- elephant
- giraffe
- zebra
- monkey
- tiger
- parrot
- octopus
- dolphin
- crab
- starfish
- sleeping cat
- happy frog
- pizza slice
- birthday cake
- ice cream cone
- apple
- banana
- carrot
- egg
- cheese
- sandwich
- cookie
- cupcake
- watermelon
- heart
- rain cloud
- rainbow
- party hat
- house
- umbrella
- key
- chair
- shoe
- bicycle
- balloon
- sun
- crying
- laughing
- yawning
- sleeping
- thumbs up
- sneezing
- running
- jumping
- swimming
- singing
- dancing
- waving
- dancing cactus
- sun wearing sunglasses
- cloud with face
- waving snowman
- cat wearing suit
- dog in costume
- banana with a face
- frog in a crown
- pig in boots
- fish with a hat
- smiling toast
- snowman eating ice cream
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A good drawing is optional.
Here’s the whole game.
- 01
One person gets the word
Pass them the device. They tap reveal while everyone else looks away.
- 02
Draw. Guess. Repeat wildly.
Start the minute and draw on paper or in your own drawing app. Try a round without letters or spoken clues.
- 03
Swap the drawer
A correct guess earns a point if you’re keeping score. Pick another word and give someone else the pencil.
Find your level
Pictionary words for every kind of round
Keep it simple, make it silly, or pick something that takes a little explaining.
Medium words for a little variety
Add an action or a few extra details. A rough sketch is usually enough to get the idea across.
- singing in shower
- penguin sliding
- lighthouse
- lemonade stand
- pillow fort
- seagull stealing chips
Hard words for a proper challenge
Try a scene, a saying or an idea you can’t simply point at. Agree how exact the answer needs to be.
- brain freeze
- time travel
- camouflage
- light bulb moment
- wizard tech support
- butterflies in stomach
Before someone asks
A few quick answers
Is this Pictionary word generator free?
Yes. Generate words, use the timer, copy a list or print it without signing up. You can play with paper and pencils or your own drawing app.
How do we use the words for a game?
Let only the drawer see the word. Start the timer, which hides the answer, and draw while everyone else guesses. When the minute ends, reveal the answer if needed and swap the drawer. For teams, you can give one point for a correct guess.
Which words should I choose for kids?
Start with Easy and a familiar category such as animals or food. Read the word aloud privately if needed, allow a skip, and give beginners more time. These difficulty levels are suggestions for choosing words, not age ratings.
Can I print or copy a Pictionary word list?
Yes. Open the word list below the tool. It follows your difficulty and category choices. Copy it as plain text or use Print word cards to print and cut out your selected words.
Will I get the same word twice?
The generator works through every word in your selected deck before repeating. It remembers each deck while you keep this page open. Refreshing the page starts a new session.
Does this start a multiplayer game?
This page supplies words and a timer for your own drawing-and-guessing game. Artbitrator is a separate online game where everyone draws and an AI guesses. Opening Artbitrator does not load the word selected here.
An independent word tool by Artbitrator. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the makers of Pictionary.