Word games aren’t just fun and exciting; they help you better appreciate your partner’s tendencies and what makes them tick. While natural conversations can tell a lot about what your partner is eager to share with you, fun word games can highlight sublime but exciting facts even your partner isn’t conscious of. Let’s check out our top 5 fun word games to play with your significant other.
1. Two Truths and a Lie
In “Two Truths and a Lie,” each person takes a turn presenting their partner with three random statements about themselves: two are true, one is a lie. Your partner’s goal is to guess the false statement. (Meanwhile, we practically recommend that you only lie to your partner during a game like this!)
2. Crosswords
In this popular word game, participants match letters in a grid to make words. Couples can play the game separately – or with other couples for free.
You could set a timer for 15 to 20 minutes; each player must find all the words in the grid within the allocated time. The first player to cross out all the words wins the game.
Interestingly, just as the best casinos in Europe can give you and your partner a swell online gaming experience, crosswords are playable online when you’re far away from him/her. The only difference here is that while online casinos mainly involve some form of virtual or actual funds that test each person’s fate, crosswords involve mental rigor that tests each person’s wits.
There are at least two ways to play crosswords online. You could either log on to a fillable crossword website or share a puzzle on-screen via a video call, turning on the annotation feature so participants can fill in letters. Whether you’re playing the game offline or online, crosswords can be an exciting way to bond and grow mentally with your significant other.
3. Common Quality
Easily one of the best word games for couples, Common Quality goes beyond helping you and your partner bond to teaching players to connect specific descriptions to words. Here’s how it works.
The first player will say a word and a characteristic that the word has. For instance, ripe plantains are yellow. The other partner will then say a word with the same attribute or characteristic. For example, sunsets are also yellow and brilliant.
In the next round, the first player uses the last attribute mentioned in describing another word. The game continues until each player has had several turns.
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4. Amped-up Jenga
Each block in the dusty game of Jenga has slips of paper with different questions above it. (To recreate one, you only need to print some questions, cut them into strips, and tape them on.)
Stack up Jenga in the usual manner. When either of you withdraws a block with a question on it, that person has to answer the question before placing it above the stack. It’s a playful way to spark conversation, similar to how interactive card-style games like 3 patti blue bring people together through simple, shared fun.
- What’s one dream you have for our future?
- What’s been on your mind lately?
- What’s God been doing in you lately?
- What’s something you haven’t been able to get out of your head this week?
- Tell one meaningful thing someone said to you (not necessarily a compliment).
- Do you have any recurring dreams at night? What are they about?
- What’s one way I could be in your corner right now?
- What quality in a person do you immediately find magnetic?
- What quality in a person do you immediately find off-putting?
- What’s one time in your life you felt close to God?
Ultimately, you’re entering your partner’s world and learning new things about their perspectives on life. Who knows? Your next big project as a couple (or individually) might spring up from these fun-filled discussions.
5. The Newlywed Game
This list of exciting word games to play with your partner would hardly be complete without the “newlyweds” game. Of course, you mustn’t be newlyweds to play this game. If you’re looking to spring up surprising information about your partner over a few laughs and a couple of “Whaaat?!” screams, think up this idea.
To play this game, print or curate two lists of questions for each partner. The female writes answers to Round 1 questions about herself (privately, without their partner’s knowledge). The male answers the Round 1 question about what he thinks she wrote.
The goal is to guess correctly what the other person would say, not what you think should be the right answer. Suppose the question goes, “Between the two of you, who (does she think) is the smarter?” The goal isn’t to be the smartest person, but to predict the other person’s thoughts on the question.
In the next round, the male answers Round 2 questions about themselves, with the female partner answering the same questions with what she thinks he wrote. Love what you see? Keep on with the rounds, swapping roles interchangeably for rounds 1 and 2.
Suppose you’re wondering what kind of questions could make your next word-games session with your partner intriguing. Here are cute examples of questions to ask.
- What is this person’s pet peeve?
- What is your partner’s favorite TV show?
- Who’s more klutzy between the two of you?
- What is one thing you do that drives them bananas?
- What is this one indulgent snack this person can’t do without?
- Suppose you’re at a new-to-you restaurant. How does this person decide what to order?
- What is their shoe size?
- What is this person’s favorite pizza topping?
- What is one thing the two of you could not agree on?
- What is one way this person best displays the image of God?
Conclusion
These fun word-games are educational and interactive, offering you and your significant other a nice opportunity to hang out with each other. Get ready to make fresh discoveries about your partner and register rich memories with them with games like these and more.
