Twelve free, teacher-curated themed word lists — icebreakers, easy words for kids, animals, ESL, science, world languages and holiday rounds. Copy any list, or press Play this list now to start a private classroom room that uses only these words — free, no student accounts, your class joins with one link. The drawings you see below are real player drawings made in Drawize games.
First-week classics - everything on this list is sitting in your classroom right now, so every student can draw and guess it.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Hobbies and favorites. Icebreaker twist: the game offers each artist a few words to pick from - have them pick the one closest to something they actually love, then share their real answer after the round.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Simple, concrete and drawable in a few strokes - the right difficulty for the youngest artists.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
The all-time favorite theme - zoo, safari, ocean and backyard animals, all very drawable.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Concrete food vocabulary - draw it, and the guesses double as spelling practice in the target language.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
The hardest-fun rounds: acting out verbs on paper. Great for -ing form practice - guesses only count spelled right.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Unit review that does not feel like review - concepts stick better when someone has to draw a volcano in 60 seconds.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Art vocabulary and famous subjects - a warm-up that is literally on topic. (None of the big quiz platforms serve art class. Drawing games do.)
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Beginner Spanish nouns. The artist draws the thing; guesses count only in Spanish - instant vocabulary recall with spelling included.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Beginner French nouns - same drill as the Spanish list: draw the thing, guess it in French.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Abstract concepts and things you cannot simply outline - for classes that think easy mode is beneath them.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
The December classic, ready before you need it - holiday-party rounds for the last week of the term.
Creates a private room that uses only these words. Students join with a link — no accounts, no emails.
Classroom-safe by design: the default word database is curated (no community-submitted lists), class play happens in private rooms with no strangers, students never need accounts or emails, and a profanity filter covers chat and guesses. Want zero ads while you teach? See the Classroom plans — 50% off for back-to-school.
