8-player games / Word Game
Best 8-player word games
The best 8-player word games are Codenames XXL, Decrypto XL and Codenames Duet XXL — the top-rated of 68 8-player word games in the MeeplePick database, led by Codenames XXL (2015) at 7.6/10 on BoardGameGeek.
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Card GameCodenames XXL (2015)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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DeductionDecrypto XL (2018)3–8 players · 15–45 min · ★ 7.8
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017)2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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DeductionWhen I Dream (2016)4–10 players · 20–40 min · ★ 7.1
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DeductionWerewords (2017)4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2
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Party GameTaboo (1989)4–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
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DiceScrabble Boggle (1972)1–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.2
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DeductionWerewords Deluxe Edition (2018)2–20 players · 10 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameCodenames Deep Undercover (2016)4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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ExplorationTrapwords (2018)4–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingThe Chameleon (2017)3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Party GameCranium (1998)4–16 players · 60 min · ★ 5.7
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Party GameWord on the Street (2009)2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameFunemployed 'Hiring Frenzy' (2013)3–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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Real-timeSuper Boggle (1979)2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.9
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Card GameMedium (2019)2–8 players · 30–45 min · ★ 7.0
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Party GamePass Word (1994)4–16 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Card GameQuiddler Deluxe (1998)1–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1
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Party GameWord Slam (2016)3–99 players · 45 min · ★ 7.0
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DeductionLinq (2004)4–8 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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DeductionCrossTalk (2017)4–8 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.0
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BluffingNobody Is Perfect (1992)3–10 players · 45 min · ★ 6.9
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Party GameArticulate! (1992)4–8 players · 60 min · ★ 6.5
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Party GameAttribute (2002)3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameThink! Words (2012)2–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.4
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Card GameShowtime (1990)4–99 players · 10 min · ★ 5.9
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DeductionFiesta de los Muertos (2019)4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.3
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Word GameKnit Wit (2016)2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.1
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Card GameCranium Hoopla (2002)2–8 players · 20 min · ★ 6.2
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Movies / TV / Radio themeCranium WOW (2007)4–16 players · 60 min · ★ 6.1
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ElectronicTravel Pass the Bomb (1994)2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 5.8
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Party GameAlias (1991)4–12 players · 60 min · ★ 5.8
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Party GameIn One Word (1996)4–99 players · 20–35 min · ★ 6.5
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Card GameApples to Apples Junior! (2002)4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 5.8
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Party GameSuch a Thing? (1989)2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
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Card GameWie ich die Welt sehe... (2004)2–15 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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HumorParty Alias (2009)4–24 players · 30 min · ★ 6.2
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BluffingUnanimo (1990)3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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Party GameHaste Worte? (1997)3–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.9
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Party GameBanned Words (2017)4–99 players · 30 min · ★ 7.1
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Action / DexterityWas'n das? (2005)4–9 players · 45 min · ★ 6.7
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HumorPoetry for Neanderthals (2020)2–12 players · 15 min · ★ 7.0
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Card GameBlank Slate (2018)3–8 players · 20–35 min · ★ 6.8
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Card GameUnspeakable Words Deluxe Edition (2015)2–8 players · 30 min · ★ 6.5
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Party GameWill Shortz Tribond (1989)2–15 players · 60 min · ★ 5.3
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Party GameBuzzword (2003)4–12 players · 45 min · ★ 5.7
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Card GameCranium Zigity (2004)2–10 players · 10 min · ★ 5.3
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Card GameApples to Apples Kids (2001)4–10 players · 30 min · ★ 6.1
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Quick word games for 8 players (30 minutes or less)
Card GameCodenames XXL (2015) 2–8 players · 15 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameCodenames Duet XXL (2017) 2–99 players · 15–30 min · ★ 7.6
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DeductionWerewords (2017) 4–10 players · 10 min · ★ 7.2
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Party GameTaboo (1989) 4–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3
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DiceScrabble Boggle (1972) 1–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.2
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DeductionWerewords Deluxe Edition (2018) 2–20 players · 10 min · ★ 7.6
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Card GameCodenames Deep Undercover (2016) 4–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.6
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BluffingThe Chameleon (2017) 3–8 players · 15 min · ★ 6.7
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Party GameWord on the Street (2009) 2–10 players · 20 min · ★ 6.6
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Card GameFunemployed 'Hiring Frenzy' (2013) 3–20 players · 30 min · ★ 6.8
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Real-timeSuper Boggle (1979) 2–8 players · 10 min · ★ 6.9
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Party GamePass Word (1994) 4–16 players · 30 min · ★ 6.3
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Frequently asked
- What is the best 8-player word game?
- Codenames XXL (2015) is the highest-rated 8-player word game on BoardGameGeek, at 7.6/10 from 70,126 ratings. Decrypto XL and Codenames Duet XXL round out the top three.
- How many 8-player word games are there?
- MeeplePick lists 68 8-player word games, ranked here by BoardGameGeek community rating.