About this tool
The Charades & Pictionary Word Generator draws random words and phrases for two classic party games from one curated bank. Choose Charades mode (act it out) or Pictionary mode (draw it) — the words are the same, but the on-screen tip changes to match how you play. It is a fast, no-setup way to run game night without printing cards.
Filter the bank by category (movies, animals, actions, objects, famous people, songs, or kids) and difficulty (easy, medium, or hard), then pick how many words to draw, from 1 to 20. The tool selects entries matching your filters, shuffles them with a Fisher-Yates shuffle driven by the browser's cryptographic random generator (crypto.getRandomValues), and returns the first N. Sampling without replacement means every word in a round is unique, so no two players get the same clue.
Everything happens locally in your browser with a built-in word bank — nothing is uploaded and it works offline. Hit Generate for a new set of clues and Copy to share them or paste them into cards. Tip: give each actor or artist about 60 seconds per word.