Caveman Clues

Say it in short words. One big word and you lose a point — free, no download.

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3+ players · no download · no signup

The party game where big words are banned

One player sees a secret word — Volcano, Dinosaur, Sunglasses — and has to describe it to everyone else using only one-syllable words. No "mountain". No "enormous". No "animal". Everyone else races to type the answer. It is much harder than it sounds, and watching someone try to say "helicopter" with words like "big", "loud" and "sky" is the entire point.

How to play

  1. Create a room and share the 4-letter code with your friends.
  2. One player gets the word and starts typing clues. Long words are marked as you type.
  3. Everyone else guesses — first correct answer takes it.
  4. Score: two points to the guesser, one to the clue giver, minus one for every slip. Then it passes to the next player.

Why the computer is a better referee

Around a table, someone has to catch the slips as they happen, and people are bad at it — half the arguments in this kind of game are about whether "fire" is one syllable or two. Here the game checks every word as you type. It is also deliberately generous: genuinely arguable words like fire, hour and real are allowed, so you are never penalised for something a reasonable person would let through.

Great for game nights and remote teams

Everyone plays on their own phone, so it works on a Microsoft Teams, Zoom or Google Meet call and scales from three friends to a big group. Want more? Try Hue Match, Taboo, Scattergories, Say Anything, Chameleon and Spectrum, or a quick solo round of Daily Trivia.

Frequently asked questions

What is Caveman Clues?

A free online party game where one player has to describe a secret word using only one-syllable words — no "elephant", no "enormous", no "animal". Everyone else races to type the answer. It is played in the browser with a room code, so everyone uses their own phone.

Is it free?

Completely free, with no download and no signup. Create a room, share the four-letter code, and play.

How does it know if a word is one syllable?

The game checks every clue as you type and marks anything longer. It is deliberately generous — if a word is genuinely arguable, like "fire" or "hour", it lets you have it. You are never penalised for a word a reasonable person would call one syllable.

What happens if I use a long word by accident?

The clue still goes through and everyone sees your slip, exactly like saying it out loud at a table. You just lose a point for it. Saying the actual answer is different — that gets blocked before anyone sees it.

How many people can play?

Three at minimum, since someone has to give clues while at least two race to guess, and up to twenty. Everyone plays on their own device, so big groups work fine.

Can you play it on Zoom or Teams?

Yes. Everyone joins from their own device with the room code while you stay on the call, so it works on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet or any video chat.