Animals
Animal charades ideas
Animals are the easiest way into charades, because everyone can picture how a Gorilla walks or a Kangaroo hops. This list mixes farm and zoo animals with harder ones like the Narwhal and the Platypus.
60 words to play with
- Lobster
- Peacock
- Parrot
- Seal
- Beetle
- Fox
- Toucan
- Tadpole
- Pug
- Horse
- Wombat
- Kitten
- Cow
- Walrus
- Kangaroo
- Hamster
- Gorilla
- Mole
- Cockroach
- Seahorse
- Clownfish
- Buffalo
- Lamb
- Deer
- Hedgehog
- Anteater
- Octopus
- Zebra
- Dragonfly
- Duck
- Pterodactyl
- Bear
- Polar bear
- Seagull
- Hyena
- Mosquito
- T-Rex
- Goat
- Narwhal
- Rooster
- Butterfly
- Rhino
- Meerkat
- Yak
- Tiger
- Alpaca
- Centipede
- Jellyfish
- Salamander
- Grasshopper
- Chimpanzee
- Squid
- Worm
- Piranha
- Tortoise
- Lizard
- Killer whale
- Whale
- Koala
- Sloth
All the words on your iPhone
The whole deck is free in Charado. In Charado one player holds the phone on their forehead, the others explain and act, and a tap scores the word.
Download on the App Store12 decks with 150 words each, in 14 languages. Animals, Movies and Act It Out are free, Charado Plus opens the rest, and seasonal decks are free in season. No account, no ads.
How to play charades
- Split into two teams and set a timer for one minute.
- One player picks a word and acts it out without speaking. Their team calls out guesses.
- Every word guessed in time scores a point. Then the other team takes over.