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✦ A LITTLE MOMENT FOR TWO · ALWAYS FREE

Charades for Couples

One person acts while the other guesses. Hide the word until the actor is ready, and use gestures instead of giving the answer away.

One person acts without words; the other guesses, then you swap.

How to play
  1. Only the actor reveals the acting prompt; keep the screen away from the guesser.
  2. Act without speaking or spelling the words. Tap Guessed it when your partner works it out, or skip.
  3. Switch who acts before opening the next prompt.
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Keep this one a surprise.

Only the actor looks. Keep the screen away from the guesser.

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All 72 acting prompts

Browse at your own pace, or explore the cards above. Pick what fits the two of you today.

Acting prompts 1–20
  1. Trying to fold a fitted sheet together

  2. Sharing a dessert

  3. Searching for the matching sock before leaving

  4. Couples massage

  5. Carrying breakfast upstairs without spilling

  6. Karaoke duet

  7. Realizing you waved at the wrong person

  8. Getting stood up

  9. Trying to open an umbrella in the wind

  10. Road trip singalong

  11. Waiting for a very slow lift on date night

  12. Cooking together

  13. Tasting a soup that is much too hot

  14. Snoring

  15. Silently asking for the good blanket

  16. Assembling furniture

  17. Assembling a shelf with the instructions upside down

  18. Doing the dishes

  19. Sneaking a present into the house

  20. Grocery shopping

Acting prompts 21–40
  1. Trying to read your partner's handwriting

  2. Losing the remote

  3. Taking a selfie with a timer that is too short

  4. Blanket fort

  5. Discovering an empty biscuit tin

  6. Butterflies in your stomach

  7. Trying not to laugh during a serious photograph

  8. Proposing

  9. Pointing out a tiny bird without frightening it

  10. Honeymoon

  11. Packing an overfilled suitcase together

  12. Long distance goodbye

  13. Demonstrating a dance neither of you remembers

  14. Third wheel

  15. Looking for glasses that are already on your head

  16. Moving in together

  17. Trying to carry too many grocery bags

  18. Kissing in the rain

  19. Setting a table for a very fancy imaginary dinner

  20. The big misunderstanding

Acting prompts 41–60
  1. Reading a message and hiding a big smile

  2. Boombox outside the window

  3. Trying to choose a pastry through a shop window

  4. Love triangle

  5. Waking up before an alarm and checking the time

  6. Grand romantic gesture

  7. Inviting your partner onto an imaginary dance floor

  8. Second chance romance

  9. Unwrapping a present without tearing the paper

  10. Lovesick

  11. Attempting to catch a bus while remaining dignified

  12. Hangry

  13. Finding a forgotten snack in a coat pocket

  14. Overjoyed

  15. Hearing your favorite song in a supermarket

  16. Smug

  17. Trying to nap while someone quietly tidies nearby

  18. Exhausted

  19. Admiring a houseplant as though it were a masterpiece

  20. Relieved

Acting prompts 61–72
  1. Teaching an imaginary dog to sit

  2. Photo booth

  3. Trying to put a duvet inside its cover

  4. Bouquet of roses

  5. Waiting for someone to finish a very long story

  6. Beach sunset

  7. Explaining that a chair has wet paint without speaking

  8. Wedding cake

  9. Trying to balance a picnic plate on your knees

  10. Couch potato

  11. Returning to a room after forgetting why you left

  12. Matching pyjamas

A little permission to take it slowly.

Use gestures and imagination. Skip a difficult prompt and swap who acts after each round.