Team Bridge
Spy Words: a team word game for work
Spy Words: an online word game for two teams
Spy Words is a word game for two teams on a video call. Each team has a clue giver who sees which of the 25 words on the grid are theirs, and gives one word and a number to point their team at them. Share one link in Zoom, Teams or Meet, talk each guess through on the call, and never pick the bomb.
4–10 players
5–15 min- Free
Free, no sign-up. You get a link to send your team; they join in the browser, no download.
See it in action
How to play Spy Words on Zoom, Teams or Meet
Open a lobby
Click “Play Spy Words now”. You get a lobby with its own link; nobody downloads anything.
Paste the link in the meeting chat
In Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet, paste it in the chat. Everyone opens it in a browser tab or on their phone and picks a name. No screen sharing needed.
Pick teams, then talk it through
Players join Red or Blue and each team gets a clue giver. Clue givers see the key; everyone else sees the 25-word grid and argues about it on the call before their team picks.
Spy Words rules in 3 steps
Two teams, each with a clue giver.
The clue giver gives one word and a number to point at their team's words.
Find all your team's words first, and never pick the bomb word.
Why it works for teams
A real team game: every guess is a group discussion. Best for 4 to 10 people who like a puzzle.
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If your team likes Spy Words
Forbidden Words
PremiumGet your team to guess the word without saying any of the forbidden words on the card.
4–12 players5–20 min
Four Groups
Premium16 words, 4 hidden groups of 4.
2–50 players10–15 min
One Word Each
PremiumEveryone writes one clue word to help the guesser find the secret word.
3–50 players10–20 min
Questions
How do you play Spy Words online with a team?
Open a lobby, paste the link in the meeting chat and split into Red and Blue in the lobby. The clue givers see which words belong to which team. Their teammates see the grid on their own screen, talk the clue through on the call, and pick one word at a time: the first click counts.
How many players do you need, and how long does it take?
4 to 10: two teams of 2 to 5. A game takes 5 to 15 minutes. With a bigger group, open one lobby per breakout room so every team has its own game.
What happens on a wrong pick?
A neutral word or one of the other team’s words ends your turn, and the other team’s word counts for them. Red has 9 words to find and Blue 8; the first team to find all of theirs wins, and a team that picks the bomb loses on the spot.
Do we need the cards or a board?
No. The grid, the key and the score are all in the browser, drawn from about 400 words. A lobby doesn’t get a word it has already played until it has used them all, so every game has a new board.
Is Spy Words free? Do players need an account?
Yes, it’s free to try. Spy Words is one of the free games, and a new host gets 5 free games with no card. The host signs up to open the lobby; players open the link in their browser and pick a name, with no account and no download.