About Our Taboo Word Generator

Think of our Taboo Word Generator as your personal game host—fast, smart, and always ready with the next round. Whether you’re hosting a game night with friends, running a vocabulary warm-up in a classroom, or looking to fire up some creative brain circuits, this tool keeps the classic Taboo experience alive and loud—with zero setup time.

Built for party people and word nerds, the Taboo Word Generator reimagines the beloved word-guessing game in digital form. It challenges players to describe a target word without using the five “taboo” words listed alongside it. No gestures. No rhyming. No spelling it out. Just pure, on-the-spot verbal improvisation—and a whole lot of laughter.

What It Does

This generator is your all-in-one Taboo toolkit. It:

• Instantly creates Taboo-style cards—just click “New Card”

• Offers two difficulty levels: Easy (e.g. Banana, School) and Hard (e.g. Algorithm, CERN, Quasar)

• Includes a built-in 1-minute timer for authentic, fast-paced rounds

• Tracks correct and incorrect guesses so you can keep score as you go
  
  
• Supports keyboard shortcuts (press “N” for new card) to keep the game flowing
  
  

How to Play

When time’s up, tally your score: correct guesses minus any penalties

1. Choose a Difficulty

• Click Easy for familiar, everyday words

• Click Hard for deeper vocabulary and more intense challenges

2. Start the Round

• One person is the Clue Giver—they see the word and five forbidden clues

• Their mission: Get teammates to guess the word without using any taboo terms, gestures, sounds, or abbreviations

• Teammates guess out loud as quickly as possible

• When they guess right, click “New Card” (or press N) to move on

• If a taboo word is accidentally used, or if the card is skipped, it goes into the discard pile

3. Use the Timer

• Click “Start Timer” to begin a 1-minute countdown

• Click “Reset” to pause or restart the round