120 Easy Words for Drawing Games — Sorted by Category

The best words for a drawing game are ones almost everyone knows and anyone can sketch in under a minute. Below are 120 of them in ten groups. In a private Scribble Arena room you can add your own custom words in the room settings — paste any of these lists in, one word per line or separated by commas.

Animals

• cat, dog, fish, bird, snake, horse
• elephant, giraffe, rabbit, turtle, spider, butterfly

Food

• apple, banana, pizza, burger, ice cream, cake
• egg, carrot, bread, cheese, watermelon, cookie

Things at home

• chair, bed, lamp, door, window, clock
• cup, spoon, key, phone, television, toothbrush

Nature

• sun, moon, star, cloud, rain, rainbow
• tree, flower, mountain, river, leaf, volcano

Transport

• car, bus, train, plane, boat, bicycle
• rocket, helicopter, truck, ship, scooter, tractor

Clothes

• hat, shoe, sock, shirt, glasses, scarf
• crown, glove, umbrella, bag, watch, ring

Places

• house, school, castle, bridge, beach, tent
• hospital, farm, island, park, lighthouse, igloo

Sports & games

• ball, bat, goal, kite, chess, dice
• football, cricket, swimming, skateboard, trophy, medal

Body

• eye, ear, nose, hand, foot, tooth
• heart, brain, smile, hair, finger, bone

Actions

• run, jump, sleep, cry, laugh, dance
• swim, fly, read, cook, sing, fish

How to draw each group quickly

Animals: start with the body shape and add the one feature that gives it away — a trunk, long neck, shell or eight legs. Food: colour is everything; a yellow curve is a banana before you finish it. Places: draw the building and one clue around it — waves for a beach, snow blocks for an igloo. Actions: a stick figure plus motion lines works for almost all of them; add a bed for sleep or musical notes for sing.