If you are looking for Thanksgiving Scattergories, then you’ve come to the right spot! This FREE game will bring loads of fun to your Thanksgiving gathering.
Fall is just around the corner, which means the holidays are drawing near. If you are anything like me, you are already searching for fun games and activities to play with your family and friends.
In years past, I’ve created games and activities for Thanksgiving, such as Thanksgiving bingo, Thanksgiving scavenger hunt clues, Thanksgiving charades, and Turkey Day jokes, among others. This year, I have created a printable Thanksgiving Scattergories game.
If you like the regular Scattergories board game, then you will like this Thanksgiving-themed one as well. If you’ve never played Scattergories, it is a fun word game that is played with a group of people, making it perfect for your family gathering or Friendsgiving!
The object of the game is to come up with unique answers to a set of categories, all starting with the same letter. These Thanksgiving Scattergories range from “Foods You’d Never Serve On Thanksgiving” and “Words That Describe Fall Weather” to “Things You Are Thankful For,” “Things You Do Thanksgiving Morning,” and more!
This printable game comes with everything you need to play, from multiple Thanksgiving word cards, six Thanksgiving-themed lists, and a score card for tallying points.
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Thanksgiving Scattergories
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Thanksgiving Themed Scattergories
This Thanksgiving version of Scattergories is very similar to the Hasbro Scattergories board game. The main difference is that all the lists have to do with Thanksgiving. In addition, the letters are predetermined using Thanksgiving words such as pie, give, feast, thanks, family, turkey, and more!
If you own the actual Scattergories board game, and prefer to use the letter dice included in the game, I made a blank template for you to fill in the letters that get rolled. I also have a printable with all of the alphabet letters if you don’t have the letter dice and would rather draw letters for each round.
What You Need For Thanksgiving Scattergories
- Printer
- Cardstock and Regular 8.5×11 Printer Paper
- Thanksgiving Scattergories Printable
- Scissors
- Timer
- Writing Utensils
- Optional – Letter Dice
Directions for the Printable Scattergories
First, print off the Scattergories printable at the bottom of this post. I highly recommend printing the Thanksgiving Scattergories lists on cardstock like this or laminating them so they hold up better and can be used again in the future.
Decide which Thanksgiving word(s) you want to use. There are three, four, five, and six-letter words to choose from.
- 3 Letter Words: Eat, Pie
- 4 Letter Words: Corn, Give, Home, Meal
- 5 Letter Words: Gravy, Bread, Table, Feast
- 6 Letter Words: Thanks, Family, Turkey
Each letter from these words will be a new round, which means that the six-letter words will make for a longer game. Whichever game sheet you choose, you’ll need to print off a copy for each player. You’ll also need to print off a copy of the six lists for each player and cut them out.
If you don’t want to use the predetermined letters, you can print off the blank card. Then, either use a letter dice or the alphabet letters printable. Then, before each round, roll the die or draw a letter out of a bowl to determine the letter for that round.
You’ll also find a scorecard in the printable so make sure to print it off because this will come in handy for keeping score.
How To Play Thanksgiving Scattergories
Choose a Thanksgiving Scattergories card and hand one out to each player. Then, choose a list to play with. Make sure each player has the same list (they are numbered) and places it on the left side of their playing card.
Next, set a timer for 3 minutes. Each player will write down a word that starts with that round’s letter that matches the category theme. For example, if the round letter is “T” and the first category says “Things You Do Thanksgiving Morning,” you could write Turkey Trot.
Then, you would move on to the next category. Continue down the column, thinking of words that match the categories that start with a T.
When the time is up, everyone goes around and shares their answers for each category. If nobody has the same answer as you, then you will receive one point for that category.
Add everyone’s points to the scorecard. Next, move on to the second letter. You can either choose to use the same list with the new letter or change the list.
Thanksgiving Scattergories Lists
This Thanksgiving game comes with six Thanksgiving Scattergories lists. Some of these revolve around a theme, while the others are random Thanksgiving categories.
List 1 – Thanksgiving Meal
- Side Dishes That Guests Bring
- Thanksgiving Desserts
- Types of Pies
- Meals With Turkey In Them
- Cooking Ingredients
- Thanksgiving Leftovers
- Food That Is Served Cold
- Things You Don’t Want To Talk About During Your Meal
- Kitchen Utensils
- Foods You’d Never Serve On Thanksgiving
List 2 – Fall
- Fall Decorations
- Things That Happen In Fall
- Something You’d Wear In Fall
- Things That Are Brown
- Fall Activities
- Things On A Farm
- Things You Pick
- Reasons People Love Fall
- Words That Describe Fall Weather
- Things That Shouldn’t Be Pumpkin Spice Flavored
Thanksgiving List 3 – Football
- Football Teams
- Something A Ref Blows Their Whistle For
- Something You’d Wear To A Football Game
- Mascots
- Game Day Snacks
- Names Of Football Players
- Football Words
- Something You’d Yell At A Football Game
- Places You Watch Football
- Things You Do At Halftime
List 4 – Gratitude
- Hobbies You Are Thankful For
- Foods You Are Thankful For
- Skills You Are Thankful For
- Things You Take For Granted
- Acts Of Kindness
- Things That Make Your Life Easier
- Beautiful Things In Nature
- Things You Are Thankful For
- Things That Make You Laugh
- Things That Comfort You
List 5
- Things You Do Thanksgiving Morning
- Things You Do After The Feast
- Parade Float Themes
- Thanksgiving Traditions
- Something Kids Complain About On Thanksgiving
- Board Games Played On Thanksgiving
- Excuses For Being Late
- Things That Happen Every Thanksgiving
- Things You Don’t Want To Be Stuck Doing On Thanksgiving
- Things That Start With Pumpkin Spice
Thanksgiving List 6
- Stores That Have Sales On Black Friday
- Things You Buy On Black Friday
- Reasons To Not Go Outside In The Fall
- Types Of Apples
- Things That Are Bigger Than Pumpkins
- Something You Do At A Friendsgiving
- Names For A Pet Turkey
- Things You’d Find In A Cornucopia
- Things You Buy On Black Friday That You Don’t Need
- Characters You’d See In The Macy’s Parade
In the Thanksgiving Scattergories printable, I have also included some blank lists for you to create your own Thanksgiving categories.
Thanksgiving Scattergories Free Printable
Here is the printable Thanksgiving Scattergories game. Choose which cards and lists you want to use and print a copy for each person playing!
Other Thanksgiving Games:
Thanksgiving Bingo – Who doesn’t love bingo?! This game can be played by kids and adults of all ages. There are 25 different Thanksgiving bingo boards included.
100 Thanksgiving Charades Cards – This is a fun card game to play with a group of people such as at your family gathering or Friendsgiving.
Hilarious Thanksgiving Would You Rather Questions – These are the funniest questions to ask while eating your Thanksgiving dinner.
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt Clues – Kids LOVE solving and following clues that lead them to a prize.
Thanksgiving Dice Game – This is a fun way for kids (and adults) to reflect and share their gratitude while also winning some candy.
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