Christmas Pictionary Words
Get a random Christmas word to draw, start the timer and play Christmas Pictionary from one phone, or print a set of cards. Easy words for kids, harder ones for adults.
- 300 Christmas words
- Easy, medium and hard
- Timer and team scores
- Printable cards
gingerbread house
Every word comes up once before any repeats.
What is Christmas Pictionary?
Christmas Pictionary is Pictionary played with holiday words: you draw a candy cane, a gingerbread house or a snow angel while your team guesses. This generator picks from Christmas things, characters, activities, food and winter fun, with Christmas movies and songs as harder extras you can switch on. Easy words are simple shapes like a star, a bell or a stocking; medium words need more detail, like an advent calendar or a nativity scene; hard words are ideas such as Christmas Eve or a white Christmas that take real creativity. Words do not repeat until the deck is used up.
How to play Christmas Pictionary
- Pictionary and the Christmas theme are already selected.
- Pick a difficulty, and switch on Christmas movies or Christmas songs if your group likes a challenge.
- Set a timer and the number of teams.
- The drawer taps Next word (or turns on Hide each word until tapped), starts the timer and draws on paper or a whiteboard.
- Press Got it for each correct guess, Skip for a word nobody gets, and Next team at the end of a turn.
Pictionary rules in one minute
- Split into two or more teams of at least two players. Each team needs paper or a whiteboard and a pen.
- One player on the team sees the word and draws it. No letters, numbers, spoken clues or gestures.
- The rest of the team shouts guesses until someone says the word or the timer runs out. Similar words do not count unless you agree they do.
- A correct guess scores a point. The drawing passes to the next team, and each player takes a turn as the drawer.
- Play to an agreed score, such as 10 points, or for a set number of rounds.
Why use this Christmas Pictionary generator
- Holiday words that can be drawnChristmas things, characters, activities, food and winter fun, chosen to be sketched in under a minute.
- Timer and scores in one placeStart the countdown, add a point and pass the turn on the same screen. No second app, no sand timer, no score sheet.
- Fair for every ageSeparate easy, medium and hard decks let children and adults play the same game. Change the level between turns in one tap.
- Works like a real deckEvery word comes up once before anything repeats, and you can see how many are left.
- Pass the phone safelyHide each word until tapped, so only the player whose turn it is sees it.
- Print when you want paperSave a PDF of 12 cards per page with cut lines, on Letter or A4, from the categories you chose.
Where to play Christmas Pictionary
- Classroom parties. Easy words and a whiteboard for the last day before the break.
- Family gatherings. Mixed difficulty so kids and adults can play on the same team.
- Office parties. Hard words and team scores for a quick, low-prep game.
- Video calls. Draw on a shared whiteboard while relatives guess.
- Christmas cards and crafts. Use a random word as a doodle prompt for homemade cards.
Christmas Pictionary words list
A sample from each Christmas category, from easy to hard. Movies and songs are harder to draw, so they are switched off by default.
Christmas things
stocking, ornament, fireplace, holly, tinsel, wrapping paper, tree topper, white Christmas, frosted window
Christmas characters
elf, angel, Rudolph, penguin, Jack Frost, Mary and Joseph, Olaf, Kevin McCallister, the Nutcracker Prince
Christmas activities
decorate the tree, hang a stocking, go sledding, ring a bell, make a gingerbread house, pull a Christmas cracker, ride in a sleigh, regift a present, fight over the last cookie
Christmas food
milk and cookies, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, gingerbread cookie, mince pie, roasted chestnuts, gravy, pigs in blankets, peppermint mocha
Winter fun
sled, icicle, snowsuit, snowplow, frozen pond, ski lift, cozy blanket, polar plunge, cabin fever
Christmas movies
Elf, Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jingle All the Way, A Christmas Story, Home Alone 2, Fred Claus, Surviving Christmas, Mickey's Christmas Carol
Christmas songs
Silent Night, Joy to the World, Let It Snow, Frosty the Snowman song, Feliz Navidad, O Christmas Tree, Do You Hear What I Hear, Good King Wenceslas, Carol of the Bells
Pictionary generator, printable list or app?
| This generator | Printable word lists | Party game apps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | Free or a few dollars | Free with ads, or paid word packs |
| Random order, no repeats | Yes, shuffled deck | You shuffle the cards | Usually |
| Easy, medium and hard | Yes, switch any time | Sometimes | Often in paid packs |
| Timer and team scores | Built in | No | Usually |
| Print cards | Yes, Letter or A4 | Yes | Rarely |
| Install or account | None | None | App install, sometimes an account |
Example: a classroom Christmas party
Put a whiteboard at the front, split the class into 3 teams and choose Easy with a 90-second timer. Keep this page on the teacher's phone with Hide each word until tapped on: the drawer comes up, peeks at the word and starts drawing. Or print 48 cards beforehand and let each team pick theirs from a stocking.
What to expect from the result
You still need something to draw on. A few hard words, like Boxing Day, are British traditions; press Skip for any that do not suit your group. Movie and song titles are hard to draw, so they are off by default. Every word is family friendly.
Christmas Pictionary FAQ
What are some easy Christmas Pictionary words?
Star, bell, candy cane, stocking, present, snowman, Christmas tree, wreath, mittens and reindeer are all easy to draw and guess. Choose Easy to get only words like these.
What are hard Christmas Pictionary words?
Hard words are ideas and phrases: Christmas Eve, naughty list, Secret Santa, white Christmas and a partridge in a pear tree. Switch on Christmas movies and songs for even harder rounds.
How do you play Christmas Pictionary?
Split into teams. One player looks at a Christmas word and draws it, with no letters, numbers or talking, while their team guesses before the timer runs out. A correct guess scores a point; then the next team draws.
Can I print a Christmas Pictionary word list?
Yes. Use Printable cards to save a PDF of up to every Christmas word, 12 per page. For a plain list, open the Random words tab, set Word list to Christmas and How many to 100, and save it as a text file.
Is it suitable for kids?
Yes. Easy words are simple shapes children can draw, and every word in the deck is family friendly.
Do words repeat?
Not until every word in the categories you picked has come up once. Then the deck is shuffled again and a new round starts. The counter under the card shows how many words are left.
Do I need an app or an account?
No. It runs in any browser on a phone, tablet, laptop or smart TV. There is no account, no download and no ads between turns, and the words, timer and scores all stay on your device.
More random tools and party games
Draw a single random letter for a categories game, split players into random teams or spin a wheel of names to choose who goes first. For the holidays, print Christmas bingo cards, draw names for Secret Santa or run a White Elephant gift swap.