Thanksgiving is a wonderful time of the year because let's face it, who doesn't love having a delicious feast! You may be looking for some games that the whole family can enjoy. Why not play some Thanksgiving themed Pictionary? It's fun, easy and very exciting. You'll find everything you'll need to know about playing Thanksgiving Pictionary in this blog, including a massive list of 92 Thanksgiving words! That should be enough words for the whole family to play multiple rounds of Pictionary.

Playing icebreaker games at the dinner table can be fun. If you're a tight-knit family that have a lot of inside jokes, then you can be extra cheeky with your drawing just for laughs. Or if you're an acquaintance being welcomed to a family dinner, playing icebreaker games is a great way to warm up to a new group.

You can find these icebreaker games and more, over at Brightful Meeting Games.

Thanksgiving Pictionary

Pictionary is a classic game that involves drawing words and guessing! It's a very fun game that requires some good guessing skills and decent artistic talent. But the great thing about Pictionary is that everyone can play. Even if your drawing doesn't get guessed, it can end up looking quite funny and be a great souvenir from the evening.

What you will need

  • Pen or pencils
  • 2 to 3 pieces of paper for each player (depends on how many rounds you play)
  • A timer (your phone should do!)
  • A list of words (We've included this below)

How to play Thanksgiving Pictionary

  1. Divide into 2 teams. An easy way to do this is just alternating Team A and Team B depending on the seating arrangement of the dinner table. If you want to make the game more competitive, try to make the teams evenly distributed by age.
  2. Flip a coin to see which team starts first.
  3. Choose a player to start drawing. This can be a strategic decision. Do you let your best drawer go first or last?
  4. Set a timer for 2 minutes, and draw words from the list below. Each time someone from your team guesses right, add +1 point. You can skip a word, but you can only skip twice per player.
  5. Take turns each time drawing until everyone has had a turn drawing. The winner is the team with the most points.

Do's and Don'ts

you CAN...

  • Draw anything related to the word, no matter how tenuous the (ink
  • Break words down into a number of syllables
  • Draw "dock" for "doc", or "flu" for "flue", etc.

you CANNOT…

  • Use "ears" for "sounds like" or dashes to show the number of letters in the word
  • Use letters or numbers
  • Speak to your teammates
  • Use sign language

Bonus tip:

Once you've had your fun with these words, make sure to check out Brightful Meeting Games. It's a collection of the best icebreaker games, all in one place and completely free. You've got nothing to lose!

92 Thanksgiving Words for Pictionary Or Taboo

Corn Husks

Gobbler

Grateful

Indian

Settlers

Canoe

Cornbread

Feast

Corn Bread

Baste

Bake

Ham

Squash

New World

Vegetables

Pilgrim

Pie

Football

Relish

Baked Ham

Feathers

Sweet corn

Fall

Voyage

Delicious

Pilgrims

Grandparents

Corncob

Eat

Pumpkin

Bison Meat

Dine

Cornmeal

Celebrate

Pumpkin Pie

Bread

Moccasins

Harvest

Biscuits

Serve

Dessert

Parents

America

Gratitude

Colonists

Hides

Oven

Mash Potato

Sweet Potato

Plymouth

November

Drumstick

Meal

Wishbone

Corn Cobs

Pecan Pie

Bison

Stuffing

Cook

Pumpkin Seed

Dressing

Apple Pie

Turkey

Green Beans

Sail

Sauce

Chores

Home

Leftovers

Turkey Leg

Autumn

Friends

Gravy

Platter

Corn

Thankful

Yam

Casserole

Holiday

Mayflower

Family

Centerpiece

Potato

Squash Pie

Carve

Salad

Acorn

Tradition

Tablecloth

Recipe

Roast

Dinner

Bonus tip:

Once you've had your fun with these words, make sure to check out Brightful Meeting Games. It's a collection of the best icebreaker games, all in one place and completely free. You've got nothing to lose!