Scrabble Scattergories / Similar games

18 games like Scrabble Scattergories

The best games like Scrabble Scattergories are VisualEyes, Telestrations and Cranium Hoopla — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. VisualEyes shares party game, real-time, word game with Scrabble Scattergories.

Every alternative below links to its own Scrabble Scattergories-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s party game / real-time shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 1.4 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 

   1. VisualEyes (2003)

   2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 5.6 · Light

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game, Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil · 5 shared tags · 2 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (100%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · same complexity

   Check price for VisualEyes →
2. 

   2. Telestrations (2009)

   4–8 players · 30 min · ★ 7.4 · Light · See Telestrations alternatives →

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.3 lighter

   Check price for Telestrations →
3. 

   3. Cranium Hoopla (2002)

   2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2 · Light

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 4 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity

   Check price for Cranium Hoopla →
4. 

   4. Travel Pass the Bomb (1994)

   2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 5.8 · Light

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Word Game, Dice Rolling · 4 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 10 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
5. 

   5. Pictomania (Second Edition) (2018)

   3–6 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.6 · Light

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 3–6 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 

   6. Beyond Balderdash (1993)

   2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Light · See Beyond Balderdash alternatives →

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
7. 

   7. Telestrations After Dark (2015)

   4–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.1 · Light

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
8. 

   8. Balderdash (1984)

   2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5 · Light · See Balderdash alternatives →

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~30 min longer · same complexity
9. 

   9. Wordsy (2017)

   1–6 players · 20 min · ★ 7.0 · Light

   Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Real-time, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

   vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · plays solo · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
10. 

    10. Wise and Otherwise (1997)

    2–6 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~15 min longer · same complexity
11. 

    11. Panic Lab (2012)

    2–10 players · 10–30 min · ★ 6.1 · Light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 10 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
12. 

    12. The Big Taboo (2006)

    4–0 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.3 · Medium-light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: ~15 min longer · +0.2 heavier
13. 

    13. Unanimo (1990)

    3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9 · Light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.2 lighter
14. 

    14. Cranium WOW (2007)

    4–16 players · 60 min · ★ 6.1 · Light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 16 · ~30 min longer · same complexity
15. 

    15. Paku Paku (2017)

    2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.4 · Light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · scales to 8 · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
16. 

    16. Blank Slate (2018)

    3–8 players · 20–35 min · ★ 6.8 · Light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Word Game, Paper-and-Pencil · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 3–6 players · scales to 8 · about the same length · 0.4 lighter
17. 

    17. Outburst! (1986)

    4–20 players · 60 min · ★ 5.8 · Light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 4–6 players · scales to 20 · ~30 min longer · 0.2 lighter
18. 

    18. Monster Match (2018)

    2–6 players · 10 min · ★ 6.6 · Light

    Shares with Scrabble Scattergories: Party Game, Real-time, Dice Rolling · 3 shared tags · 1 of Scrabble Scattergories’s 2 mechanics (50%)

    vs Scrabble Scattergories: overlaps at 2–6 players · ~20 min shorter · 0.2 lighter

Looking for the original? See the full Scrabble Scattergories fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.