Taboo Official Rules: Can You Act Out the Words?

No. You must provide verbal clues only; gestures, miming, or noises are strictly prohibited.

No. You must provide verbal clues only; gestures, miming, or noises are strictly prohibited.

Yes, you are forbidden from saying any part of the word or its components.

No, you cannot use any part of the word, plurals, abbreviations, gestures, or 'sounds like' clues.

No, words must be formed using dice that are adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Yes, all letters in a word must be adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally to the previous letter.

No, you cannot score words found by others; duplicates are removed from all lists and earn zero points.

No, you do not get points for duplicate words; they are eliminated from all players' lists.

Yes, words within other words are allowed; for example, you can find 'res' or 'esta' within 'respuestas'.

Yes, words must be formed using dice that are adjacent horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

No, you cannot use the same letter cube more than once to form a single word.