Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Name, Place, Animal, Thing!
We used to play this word/memory game back in middle school!
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Name, Place, Animal, Thing! launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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NameIt!▲9The classic name, place, animal, thing game
Oct 2025 · name-it-ashy.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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2025 · whatsit.today · its alternatives →
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Hi. I created a small word game and would love someone to give it a try and let me know what you think. Thanks!
2024 · wordslicer.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, My friend and I just launched a vocabulary quiz game. It's a two Player Game where you challenge your opponent with a word and answer their challenge question. Whoever gets the highest score in a round of 5, wins. Currently, words are from Barron's 333 most essential GRE wordlist to help students preparing for the standardized test. You can check out the game at: [Play Store] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buildmyvoc... or [Hybrid web app in Ionic - Please allow some time to load] https://buildmyvocab.in/wordsgame We would…
2017 · its alternatives →
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A four-letter word game that's fun for any age brain!
2016 · its alternatives →
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2025 · midword.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · chooseaword.com · its alternatives →
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Long time lurker here. My family had a pen-and-paper game we'd play on long drives to visit my great-grandmother. After she passed, I spent the holidays recreating it: https://a26z.fun How it works: Find 15 words from a category (like "Stone Fruits," "US States," or "Dog Breeds") as fast as you can. Once you meet the 15 word minimum, you can play for as long as you want. Each letter shows how many target words start with it (A¹ = one word starts with A, N² = two words start with N) That small ² in the bottom-right? Multi-word answers allowed. For "US States" with N², both "NEW…
Jan 2026 · a26z.fun · its alternatives →
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The idea is to get from a starting word to a target word by creating a list of words to go in the middle. You can only change one letter at a time. Yesterday's words: https://twitter.com/ChangelistGame/status/1518695582151237632 Today's game: https://changelist.rocks/
2022 · its alternatives →
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Hey there HN, I took a page from Wordle's mechanisms and made this game for fun for some friends and I. Check out Wheredle and let me know what you think of it! ↙ ↗ ↘ https://wheredle.xyz
2022 · wheredle.xyz · its alternatives →
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