Taboo words list with banned words
Every card, with the five words you cannot say.
Taboo is only as good as its banned words. A card with five obvious ones is a proper puzzle; a card with five loose ones is just describing a word.
These are the full cards — the word to get across and the five clues you are not allowed to use — including Bollywood and Cricket sets written for an Indian room.
Everyday words
- Beach
- Sand · Sea · Ocean · Sun · Waves
- Pizza
- Cheese · Italian · Slice · Pepperoni · Dough
- Birthday
- Cake · Party · Candles · Gift · Age
- Doctor
- Hospital · Medicine · Patient · Nurse · Sick
- Football
- Goal · Kick · Ball · Team · Messi
- Rainbow
- Colors · Rain · Sky · Arch · Sun
- Coffee
- Caffeine · Drink · Morning · Beans · Cup
- Wedding
- Marriage · Bride · Groom · Ring · Dress
- Snowman
- Winter · Snow · Carrot · Cold · Build
- Guitar
- Music · Strings · Play · Band · Instrument
- Library
- Books · Quiet · Read · Borrow · Shelf
- Airplane
- Fly · Sky · Pilot · Travel · Wings
- Vampire
- Blood · Teeth · Night · Bat · Dracula
- Umbrella
- Rain · Wet · Open · Cover · Handle
- Chocolate
- Sweet · Brown · Candy · Cocoa · Bar
- Mountain
- Climb · High · Peak · Snow · Hill
- Camera
- Photo · Picture · Lens · Click · Selfie
- Teacher
- School · Class · Students · Lesson · Board
- Honey
- Bees · Sweet · Sticky · Golden · Jar
- Robot
- Machine · Metal · Android · Future · AI
- Ice Cream
- Cold · Cone · Scoop · Vanilla · Dessert
- Toothbrush
- Teeth · Paste · Clean · Mouth · Brush
- Volcano
- Lava · Erupt · Mountain · Hot · Ash
- Penguin
- Bird · Antarctica · Cold · Black · Waddle
- Pirate
- Ship · Treasure · Sea · Parrot · Gold
- Sunglasses
- Eyes · Sun · Cool · Shade · Wear
- Balloon
- Air · Float · Party · Pop · Helium
- Dentist
- Teeth · Drill · Mouth · Doctor · Cavity
- Spider
- Web · Legs · Insect · Crawl · Eight
- Rainforest
- Trees · Jungle · Rain · Amazon · Green
- Selfie
- Photo · Phone · Camera · Face · Pose
- Cricket
- Bat · Ball · India · Run · Wicket
Bollywood
- Sholay
- Gabbar · Jai · Veeru · Basanti · Dacoit
- Shah Rukh Khan
- King · Badshah · DDLJ · Arms · Romance
- Item Song
- Dance · Number · Party · Chartbuster · Munni
- Baraat
- Wedding · Groom · Dance · Horse · Band
- Filmfare
- Award · Black Lady · Bollywood · Ceremony · Best
- Playback Singer
- Voice · Lata · Song · Lip Sync · Record
- Interval
- Break · Half · Samosa · Movie · Popcorn
- Villain
- Bad · Hero · Fight · Evil · Gabbar
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Big B · Voice · KBC · Angry · Tall
- Dialogue
- Line · Say · Famous · Speak · Punch
- 3 Idiots
- Aamir · Rancho · Engineering · College · All Is Well
- Nach Baliye
- Dance · Couple · Reality · TV · Show
- Mehendi
- Henna · Hands · Wedding · Design · Bride
- Bollywood Remake
- Copy · South · Original · Hindi · Version
- Single Screen
- Theatre · Cinema · Multiplex · Old · Ticket
- Item Number
- Song · Dance · Guest · Special · Appearance
- Rajinikanth
- Thalaiva · South · Style · Sunglasses · Superstar
- Antakshari
- Song · Letter · Sing · Game · Turn
- Dhoom
- Bike · Chase · Thief · Franchise · Abhishek
- Padosan
- Neighbour · Comedy · Old · Classic · Music
Cricket
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Master · Blaster · 100 · Mumbai · Little
- Yorker
- Ball · Toe · Bowl · Fast · Stumps
- Duck
- Zero · Out · Runs · Score · Golden
- IPL
- League · T20 · Auction · Franchise · India
- Third Umpire
- Review · Replay · DRS · Decision · Screen
- Hat-trick
- Three · Wickets · Balls · Row · Bowler
- Googly
- Spin · Wrist · Leg · Turn · Deceive
- Wicketkeeper
- Gloves · Stumps · Behind · Catch · Dhoni
- Free Hit
- No Ball · Out · Next · Delivery · Bonus
- MS Dhoni
- Captain · Cool · Helicopter · Ranchi · Keeper
- Boundary
- Four · Six · Rope · Edge · Field
- Nightwatchman
- Batsman · End · Day · Send · Protect
- Ashes
- England · Australia · Urn · Series · Test
- Powerplay
- Overs · Field · Restriction · First · Six
- Virat Kohli
- Captain · Chase · Delhi · RCB · King
- LBW
- Leg · Before · Wicket · Pad · Out
- Maiden Over
- No Runs · Six Balls · Bowler · Dot · Economy
- Gully Cricket
- Street · Tennis Ball · Rules · Neighbour · Window
- Toss
- Coin · Bat · Bowl · Choose · Captain
- World Cup
- Trophy · 1983 · 2011 · Tournament · Champion
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