Inside: The best thanksgiving charades words to play.
With Thanksgiving coming up quickly, you may be looking for some ways to make your turkey day extra special. I know the struggles that come with slaving away in the kitchen all day. It can be stressful, and you end up feeling like you were so busy cooking that you barely got to socialize.
One of my favorite ways to break out of this feeling is to schedule some fun into your day. Yes, I said schedule. We all know that Thanksgiving is a very busy day, so you literally have to plan out when you want a break from cooking to be able to enjoy it.
But it’s well worth it.
Do you know what makes it even better? If you fill that fun time playing games with your family!
One of my personal favorite games to play with my fam is charades. So today, I made a list of over 200 of the best Thanksgiving charades words. These words are all centered around this holiday so that you can feel extra festive while you play. So gather everyone around and get to it!
Table of Contents
Simple Thanksgiving Charades Words
To start us out, we have some simple thanksgiving words. Most of these are just one-worded topics or things you can mime out to your friends and family. Write these down and add them to your bowl!
1. Thankful
2. Grateful
3. Turkey
4. Cranberry Sauce
5. Stuffing
6. Cooking
7. Kitchen
8. Football
9. Ham
10. Friends
11. Family
12. Love
13. Togetherness
14. Butterball
15. Mom
16. Dad
17. Grandma
18. Grandpa
19. Uncle
20. Aunt
21. Cousins
22. Oven
23. Fridge
24. Bird
25. Pilgrim
26. Fall
27. Pumpkin
28. Pumpkin Pie
29. Corn
30. Trees
31. Fall Leaves
32. Gravy
33. Apple Cider
34. Leftover
35. Platter
36. Feist
Classic Thanksgiving Charades Words
Here are some classic Thanksgiving charades words for you to include. Here is a pro tip: If you are planning on writing down all 200 of these, then take turns switching with other family members, so your hand doesn’t cramp. That is no fun! Your stomach will already be cramping later from all the good food, so do your body this service.
37. Turkey Gobble
38. Sweet Potatoes
39. November
40. Bread Roll
41. Holiday
42. Recipe
43. Food Coma
44. Desserts
45. Maze
46. Loose Pants
47. Apple Pie
48. Games
49. Family Fun
50. Laughter
51. First Thanksgiving
52. Spread Love
53. Gratitude
53. Food Lover
54. Foodie
55. Parade
56. Float
57. Sweaters
58. Rainboots
59. Cozy Outfits
60. Candle
61. Warm Drinks
62. Sweet Potato Pie
63. Tradition
64. Tablecloth
65. Buffet
66. Comfort Food
Medium Level Charades Words
Here are some words that aren’t too hard but aren’t too easy. You want your family members to be challenged, but you also want them to be able to have fun. There is nothing worse than panicking because you don’t know how to mime out a word. So try these! Remember that the whole point of this game is to have fun, so don’t take winning too seriously.
67. Small Potatoes
68. Mashed Potatoes
69. Salad
70. Potato Salad
71. Thanksgiving
72. Dinner Time
73. Charlie Brown
74. The Great Pumpkin
75. Crunchy Leaves
76. Blanket
77. Rainy Day
78. Winter is Coming
79. Unbuckle Belt
80. Themed Movie Marathon
81. Walk Off Food
82. Too Much Food
83. Gravy Boat
84. Loving Home
85. Brownies
86. Chocolate Chip Cookies
87. Abundance
88. Aroma
89. Cornucopia
90. Appetite
91. Home – Cooked
92. New World
93. Stuffed Turkey
94. America
95. Pumpkin Spice
96. Pumpkin Spice Latte
97. Farm Fresh
98. Fall In Love
99. Autumn Harvest
100. Give Thanks
101. Spread Joy
102. Leggings
Funny Fall Charades Words
These words aren’t necessarily funny on their own, but rather they are funny to have to watch someone explain them without using words. How would you mime the word squash? It ends up making you look pretty dang silly. Try some of these words out and challenge yourselves not to laugh. Honestly, making yourself not laugh is the quickest way to a giggle fit…which is one of my favorite things to experience.
103. Yummy Dishes
104. Long Shopping List
105. Cooking All Day
106. Squash
107. Gorge
108. Cold Food
109. Warm Food
110. Stomach Ache
111. Chicken Pot Pie
112. Sheppards Pie
113. Grandmas Recipe
114. Traditional Recipe
115. Fancy Potatoes
116. Honey Butter
117. Cornbread
118. Ham and Cabbage
119. Butter
120. Sugar
121. Chocolate
122. Small Breakfast
124. Glazed Salmon
125. Vegan Thanksgiving
126. Healthy Options
127. Brussel Sprouts
128. Silverware
129. Big Plate
130. Seconds
131. Food Nap
132. Macy’s Day Parade
133. Giant Inflated Character
134. Turkey Sandwich
135. Thanksgiving Leftover Meal
136. Marshmallows and Yams
137. Food Eating Pants
138. Elastic Waist Belt
139. Thanksgiving Break
140. Green Beans
Thanksgiving Themed Words
This list is of medium strength in terms of hardness. So if you want to add some harder ones, look at the bottom of this list. That is where I have placed the really challenging words. But if you want the game to be light-hearted and doable, then the list below is perfect.
141. Green Bean Casserole
142. Fried Onions
143. Simmer Pot
144. Saying Grace
145. Thanksgiving Gratitude Circle
146. Kids Table
147. Toast
148. Champagne
149. Wine
150. Breaking Bread
151. Bread and Butter
152. Gaining Pounds
153. Pound Cake
154. Lemon Bars
155. Slutty Brownies
156. Chocolate Lovers Dream
157. Salt Water Taffy
158. Grandma’s Purse Candy
159. Action Movie Marathon
160. Baking with Grandma
161. Baking with Mom
162. Learning to Cook
163. Hosting Thanksgiving
164. Thanksgiving Party Favors
165. Hand Turkey
166. Dinner Cocktails
167. Drunk Uncle
168. Friendsgiving
169. Friends the Tv Show
170. Friends Tradition
171. Sweet Tooth
172. Cavities
173. Deep Dish
Fall Themed Charades Words
Thanksgiving is the last holiday that happens during fall. You may notice that most Thanksgiving decorations really just fall decorations, but add in a few turkeys and whatnot so, and then you can call it good. So the words below are more fall-themed. Check them out and see which ones you want to add to your list!
174. Can’t Move
175. Roll Me Out
176. Looks Delicious
177. Favorite Food
178. I Love You
179. Love My Family
180. Coffee Please
181. Favorite Drink
182. Sweater Weather
183. Cozy Season
184. Friends Are Family
185. Ohana Means Family
186. Turkey Day
187. Wishbone
188. Make a Wish
189. Eating All Day
190. Full Belly and Full Heart
191. Happiest Place
192. Best Seat at the Table
193. No more food
194. One More Bite
195. No More Yams
196. Kids Eat Well
197. Chocolate Pudding Pie
198. Growing Family
199. Best Food Ever
200. No more Room
Hard Thanksgiving Charades Ideas
This last list is the hardest. Some of these are full sentences, and not all of them even make sense. These are not for the faint of heart. Only the best charades champions will succeed. If that is not you, well then prepare to put on quite the show! Just try your best, that is all that matters in the end.
201. Stomach Full of Turkey Leg
202. Thanksgiving Teaparty
203. No Cell Phone At Dinner
204. Stuffed Ice Cream Sandwich
205. Cake with Gravy
206. Octopus Pot Pie
207. Thanksgiving at Christmas
208. Black Cat with Bow Tie
209. Dapper Dressed
210. Grandpa’s Happy Dance
211. Taco Thursday
212. Simple Thanksgiving Meal
213. Classic Foods for Turkey Day
214. Lamb Chops
215. Halloween Candy Feist
216. Farm Grown Candy
217. Giant Inflatable Turkey
218. Mountain of Food
219. Clown Food
220. Cat Food Thanksgiving
221. Turkey with a Top Hat
So…I hope you found all of these words helpful. I really had to wrack my brain around some of these. You try coming up with over 200 words that pertain to thanksgiving; it gets challenging after 100. Oh wait…you don’t have to; I did it for you!
Charades is such a fun game to play with the whole family. It allows you to get out of your shell and let loose a little. This is especially needed during Thanksgiving. It’s the best holiday for food, but the worst one in terms of stress. So take some time out of the kitchen this holiday to play this game with your loved one.
There are many other versions of charades you can play as well. It’s up to you and your preferences.