Christmas drawing game words

A holiday version of the drawing guessing game — the kind people call Christmas Pictionary. Every word here can be drawn in under a minute, no letters needed.

97 words · free · no app, no sign-up

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Team game ↓

Holiday drawing game on one phone

The phone is the sketch pad. The drawer peeks at the word, the family guesses from the screen, the phone keeps the score.

All 97 Christmas drawing words

Easy42

Christmas tree
candy cane
snowman
snowflake
stocking
present
reindeer
star
bell
wreath
ornament
sleigh
mitten
elf
angel
candle
gingerbread man
holly
mistletoe
scarf
chimney
sled
icicle
cookie
penguin
polar bear
fruitcake
bow
earmuffs
nutcracker
Santa hat
Santa Claus
fireplace
toy train
teddy bear
pine cone
snow globe
boots
lantern
cardinal
skis
candy

Medium32

Santa stuck in the chimney
reindeer pulling a sleigh
a snowplow clearing the road
decorating the tree
a snowball fight
milk and cookies for Santa
an ugly Christmas sweater
Rudolph's red nose
wrapping presents
a gingerbread house
sledding down a hill
ice skating on a pond
a kid peeking at presents
elves making toys
opening presents
carolers singing
Christmas lights on the roof
a snowy mountain cabin
a snow angel
hot cocoa with marshmallows
Santa's sack of toys
a penguin in a scarf
a snowy village
a reindeer with tangled antlers
a cat climbing the Christmas tree
shoveling snow
the North Pole
Santa checking his list
a stocking full of coal
a gift too big for the door
roasting chestnuts
a sleigh on the roof

Hard23

Christmas spirit
a white Christmas
the Grinch stealing Christmas
regifting
holiday traffic
last-minute shopping
a winter wonderland
Jingle Bells
Silent Night
Frosty the Snowman
the naughty list
a snow day
cabin fever
Christmas Eve
snowed in
waiting up for Santa
matching family pajamas
burnt Christmas cookies
a tangled string of lights
the first snowfall
a cozy night by the fire
Santa on a diet
a reindeer who can't fly

Playing at the table

Put the phone in the middle so everyone sees the drawing; the drawer turns it to themselves only to peek.
Teams of two or three work best — more voices, more wild guesses.
Hard words like “cabin fever” or “a reindeer who can’t fly” are for the competitive cousins.

Christmas drawing questions

Is this Christmas Pictionary?

It is the same idea — draw a word, your team guesses. CharadeBox is not affiliated with Mattel, which owns the Pictionary name; it simply runs the drawing game on your phone, free.

Can kids play?

Yes. The Easy words — snowman, stocking, star, candy cane — are drawable by a five-year-old.

Do you have Christmas charades too?

Yes, 151 Christmas charades for acting out, including carols and holiday movies.