Best Holiday Gifts for Word Game Lovers 2024
I’m watching a movie with my boyfriend, and he’s on his phone. What is doing? Somethin’ naughty? No, he’s playing Spelling Bee.
I’m out of town for work, and I’m thinking of him. I look at my texts, and he’s got a little type bubble! He’s thinking of me, too! What romantic message shall I expect? Why, the Wordle sharable, of course. (He got it in four tries.)
While we can’t all be as romantic as the Wordle creator, who literally designed it for his word game loving partner, there are plenty of word game gifts to satisfy the wordsmith in your life this holiday season.
And the best part is… all of these Jackbox word games are designed for at least two players, so you’re also getting them the gift of your sweet quality time. That’s worth at LEAST a double Scrabble bonus if you ask me.
The Jackbox Survey Scramble
2-10 players | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese
If you’re looking for a game to play with just you and your word-loving friend, this is (in the writer of this blog’s opinion) one of the best two-player games Jackbox has to offer. It also scales up nicely for a group of up to 10 players.
In Survey Scramble, you’ll attempt to find the right word… literally. With four different game modes, your job is to find the right one-word answer to questions like “what is the most popular sandwich topping?” and “what confuses the elderly?”
Learn more here.
FixyText (in Party Pack 9)
3-8 players | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese
Is the word-lover in your life a bit of a perfectionist? Throw them for a loop with this delightful, chaotic word game.
In FixyText, players are thrown into a delightful machine to answer someone else’s important messages for them. When the timer starts, everyone in your group will jump into the same text field and start writing. Get in each other's way, change each other’s words, and get the most votes from other players by making your words stand out!
Learn more here.
Blather ‘Round (in Party Pack 7)
2-6 players | English
This word game is perfect for pairs or small groups. Try to get your fellow players to guess a pop culture item (like “Furby” or “Star Wars”) with a limited amount of words.
Blather ‘Round will challenge even the smoothest wordsmiths to think outside the box and use a limited wordbank to quickly and creatively describe a concept. Challenge your ability to get on the same wavelength as your fellow players. Or just enjoy hearing text-to-speech robots say the funny words you submit. Like “bologna!”
Learn more here.
Quiplash 2 InterLASHional
3-8 players | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
It’s a battle of the wits in this one. Compete with your word-loving besties to write the funniest response to a prompt.
In Quiplash, answers go head-to-head anonymously, as the group votes for their favorite response. Word wizards beware, sometimes the winning answer is actually the less high-brow (depending on the crowd). But know that I will always appreciate your awesome, adept alliteration, even if I still vote for “c*m.”
Learn more here.
Happy holidays to you and your word game loving mom, spouse, nephew, or weird neighbor that you somehow got roped into a gift exchange with. Whatever the case, Jackbox has a ton of options for you to pick from this holiday season, and you can launch them all using the free Megapicker on Steam. Learn how to give the gift of Jackbox word games here.
