14 Best Prompts to Play Word Games on ChatGPT

ChatGPT, as an AI language model, excels at word games but we haveplayed math gamesand someboard gamestoo. However, to fully enjoy these games, it’s essential to provide clear prompts, as ChatGPT might not always know the game rules without guidance. In this article, we’ve compiled a list of word games you can play with ChatGPT with prompts to make the most of your experience.

Note:These games can be played on bothfree and paid versions of ChatGPT.However, if you have a ChatGPT Plus subscription, you will experience better and more challenging gameplay.

1. Word Association Game

This is a simple word game where ChatGPT starts with a word, and you need to reply with a related word. For example, if ChatGPT says “Ocean,” you could reply with “Salt.” If either of you cannot find a related word or repeats a word, that player loses. Here’s the prompt to play this Word Association game with ChatGPT smoothly.

2. 20 Questions

In 20 Questions, you think of a word and ChatGPT has to guess it by asking up to 20 yes-or-no questions. The questions can be something like, “Is it the name of a planet in the solar system?” or “Is it a synonym for water?”, or “is it a verb”.

If you want to take the guessing seat, you can use this prompt so that ChatGPT will think of a word, and you will need to guess it by asking up to 20 yes-or-no questions.

3. Hangman

Hangman is a classic word game where you guess letters to figure out a word ChatGPT has in mind. If you guess a letter correctly, ChatGPT will reveal its position in the word, so it will be easier for you to guess the letters further. If you guess incorrectly, a part of a stick figure gets drawn. The game continues until you guess the word and win or the figure is completed and you lose.

4. Word Ladder

In this word-based game, ChatGPT will give you two words. You must start with the first word and change one letter at a time to reach the second word. Each step must result in a valid word. For example, if ChatGPT gives you the words COLD and WARM, your answer can be COLD > CORD > WORD > WARD > WARM. You can take as many steps and words as you want to reach the target word. Here’s the prompt to play Word Ladder with ChatGPT:

5. Reverse Dictionary

ChatGPT will describe a word without saying it, and you have to guess the word that matches the definition. It’s like playing a dictionary game in reverse! This is great for testing your vocabulary and understanding of different words. To play Reverse Dictionary, try this prompt:

6. Anagram Challenge

Anagram Challenge is all about rearranging the letters of a given word to form another word. ChatGPT will provide you with a word, and you must find all the possible anagrams of that word. For example, if ChatGPT gave you the word SPOT. Here are some other words or anagrams – STOP, SPOT, POTS, TOPS, OPTS. Not all words may not have these many anagrams, but I guess you got the point.

7. Synonym Swap

In Synonym Swap, the goal is to come up with synonyms for a word provided by ChatGPT. You keep going until someone can’t think of a new synonym or repeats a word that has already been said. Here’s the prompt to start Synonym Swap:

8. Rhyme Time

Rhyme Time is a game where you and ChatGPT take turns finding words that rhyme with a given word. The first player to run out of rhymes loses. This game is perfect for enhancing your creative thinking and language skills. To play Rhyme Time, try this prompt:

9. Connecting Words

In Connecting Words, you and ChatGPT will take turns creating a chain of words where each new word must start with the last letter of the previous word. For example, if the first word is “apple,” the next could be “elephant.” Use this prompt to start a game of Connecting Words:

10. Wordle

Wordle is a super popular word game. You get six attempts to guess a five-letter word. After each guess, ChatGPT will provide feedback: letters in the correct position will be highlighted, and letters that are in the word but in the wrong position will also be highlighted but in a different color. The goal is to guess the word using the color-coded feedback in six or fewer attempts. To play Wordle with ChatGPT, use this prompt:

11. Alphabet Categories

Alphabet Categories is a game where you pick a category (like animals, countries, or foods) and take turns naming items in that category, moving through the alphabet from A to Z. For example, in the category of animals, you could start with “Antelope,” and ChatGPT might respond with “Bear.” Prompt for Alphabet Categories:

12. Story Building

Story Building is a fun collaborative storytelling game where you and ChatGPT take turns adding sentences to create a story. The objective is to make the story as engaging, funny, or creative as possible, building on what the other player has written. Here’s the prompt for story building, change up the first sentence according to your liking:

13. Word Pyramid

Word Pyramid is a word-building game where you start with a two-letter word and add one letter at a time to form new, longer words. For example, start with “at,” then make “bat,” “bate,” “table,” and so on. The challenge is to see how long you can make the word pyramid grow.

14. Word Scramble

In Word Scramble, ChatGPT provides a scrambled set of letters, and you have to unscramble them to find the correct word. Prompt for Word Scramble:

By using these prompts, you can have endless fun and improve your vocabulary, creativity, and thinking skills while playing word games with ChatGPT.

Ravi Teja KNTS

Tech writer with over 4 years of experience at TechWiser, where he has authored more than 700 articles on AI, Google apps, Chrome OS, Discord, and Android. His journey started with a passion for discussing technology and helping others in online forums, which naturally grew into a career in tech journalism. Ravi’s writing focuses on simplifying technology, making it accessible and jargon-free for readers. When he’s not breaking down the latest tech, he’s often immersed in a classic film – a true cinephile at heart.

14 Best Prompts to Play Word Games on ChatGPT