
Password Game Rules
Give one-word clues until your partner guesses the secret word. Fewer clues earn more points.
- Pairs or teams
- 10 min
- Word cards
- 5th to 12th grade
- Quiet
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How to Play
5 stepsPair up
One partner is the clue-giver and sees the secret word.
One-word clues
Give a single word as a clue, nothing else.
Guess
The partner guesses after each clue.
Score
Guessed on the first clue is 5 points, then 4, 3 and so on.
Switch
Swap roles with a new word.
Ways to Change It Up
- Vocabulary PasswordSecret words come from the unit's word list.
- Team PasswordTwo teams take turns with the same word.
Play It With
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