Pictionary word ideas: Animals
This page lists animal words for Pictionary and other drawing games, ready to use with friends at home or on pikto.fun. You'll find easy picks like elephant, giraffe and lion, plus trickier ones such as platypus, armadillo or quokka.
Animals are the classic place to start, because almost everyone recognizes a good silhouette. The trick is to skip the fur and the feathers and go straight for the one feature that gives the animal away: a long neck for a giraffe, a mane for a lion, a trunk for an elephant, spikes for a hedgehog. When two animals look alike, add a quick setting, like sand dunes behind a dromedary. Easy words work great with kids and beginners, while the hard ones will keep seasoned players guessing. Feeling silly? Try the unlikely animals list next.
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Easy 130 words
- alpaca
- ant
- baboon
- badger
- bat
- beaver
- bee
- beetle
- beluga
- bison
- bonobo
- calf
- camel
- canary
- carp
- cat
- chick
- civet
- cobra
- cod
- condor
- cow
- coyote
- crab
- crane
- crow
- deer
- dingo
- dog
- donkey
- dove
- duck
- dugong
- eagle
- eel
- emu
- falcon
- ferret
- finch
- fly
- foal
- fox
- frog
- gecko
- gerbil
- gibbon
- goat
- goose
- hare
- heron
- hornet
- horse
- husky
- hyena
- ibex
- ibis
- iguana
- impala
- jaguar
- jay
- kitten
- koala
- lamb
- lemur
- lion
- lizard
- llama
- locust
- lynx
- macaw
- magpie
- mole
- monkey
- moose
- mouse
- newt
- ocelot
- okapi
- orca
- otter
- owl
- panda
- parrot
- pig
- pigeon
- pike
- pony
- poodle
- puffin
- puma
- puppy
- python
- quail
- quokka
- rabbit
- rat
- raven
- robin
- salmon
- seal
- serval
- shark
- sheep
- shrew
- skunk
- sloth
- slug
- snail
- spider
- squid
- stork
- swan
- swift
- tapir
- tiger
- toad
- toucan
- trout
- tuna
- turkey
- turtle
- walrus
- wasp
- weasel
- whale
- wolf
- wombat
- yak
- zebra
- zebu
Medium 99 words
- albatross
- alligator
- anteater
- antelope
- armadillo
- axolotl
- barn owl
- blackbird
- buffalo
- bulldog
- bumblebee
- butterfly
- buzzard
- capybara
- caterpillar
- centipede
- chameleon
- chamois
- cheetah
- chickadee
- chicken
- chimpanzee
- chinchilla
- clownfish
- cockroach
- crayfish
- cricket
- crocodile
- dalmatian
- dolphin
- dragonfly
- dromedary
- duckling
- earthworm
- elephant
- firefly
- flamingo
- gazelle
- gharial
- giraffe
- goldfish
- gorilla
- grasshopper
- hamster
- hedgehog
- hummingbird
- jellyfish
- kangaroo
- kingfisher
- ladybug
- leopard
- lobster
- manatee
- marmoset
- meerkat
- mongoose
- mosquito
- narwhal
- nightingale
- octopus
- orangutan
- ostrich
- pangolin
- panther
- parakeet
- partridge
- peacock
- pelican
- penguin
- pheasant
- piranha
- platypus
- porcupine
- raccoon
- reindeer
- rhinoceros
- roe deer
- rooster
- salamander
- sardine
- scorpion
- sea lion
- seagull
- seahorse
- sparrow
- squirrel
- starfish
- stingray
- sunfish
- swallow
- swordfish
- tadpole
- tarantula
- tarsier
- termite
- vulture
- warthog
- wildebeest
- woodpecker
Hard 34 words
- bighorn sheep
- black bear
- black panther
- boa constrictor
- brown bear
- fennec fox
- German shepherd
- giant anteater
- great horned owl
- great white shark
- green woodpecker
- grizzly bear
- guinea pig
- hammerhead shark
- hermit crab
- hippopotamus
- Komodo dragon
- land turtle
- manta ray
- monitor lizard
- moray eel
- pelican chick
- polar bear
- praying mantis
- proboscis monkey
- red panda
- sea turtle
- sea urchin
- siamese cat
- snowy owl
- tree frog
- whale shark
- white tiger
- wild boar