Charades animal words

Animal prompts are always reliable: movement, sound clues, and strong visual actions make guessing fast.

Start with movement and habitat

Show flying, swimming, or crawling first. Then add detail like horns, tail, or beak for precision.

Use animals as a warm-up category

Animal rounds quickly build confidence before switching to harder categories like movies or jobs.

Animal charades words (starter list)

  1. Elephant
  2. Kangaroo
  3. Owl
  4. Shark
  5. Frog
  6. Peacock
  7. Octopus
  8. Tiger
  9. Bee
  10. Panda

These ideas are starters. Download Showem free for more words, teams and timers, and same-phone play on one device - from the App Store or Google Play.

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Choose categories and round rules, run teams and timers, and keep scores on one phone - built for in-room charades on iOS and Android.

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Screens from the latest app - from setup to the word on the card.

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