Fairy Tales words for the imposter game

Once upon a time…. Every secret word comes with a hint for the imposter: related enough to bluff with, never a giveaway.

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#Secret wordImposter hint
1CinderellaMidnight
2Snow WhiteDwarfs
3Little Red Riding HoodGrandma
4Sleeping BeautySpindle
5RapunzelHair
6Hansel and GretelBreadcrumbs
7Jack and the BeanstalkGiant
8The Three Little PigsHuff
9GoldilocksPorridge
10PinocchioNose
11The Frog PrinceKiss
12Beauty and the BeastRose
13The Little Mermaidin the app
14Aladdinin the app
15Peter Panin the app
16Alice in Wonderlandin the app
17Puss in Bootsin the app
18The Ugly Ducklingin the app
19Rumpelstiltskinin the app
20The Princess and the Peain the app
21Thumbelinain the app
22The Gingerbread Manin the app
23Robin Hoodin the app
24The Wizard of Ozin the app
25Mulanin the app
26Pied Piperin the app
27The Emperor's New Clothesin the app
28The Snow Queenin the app
29Herculesin the app
30Tarzanin the app
31Bambiin the app
32Dumboin the app
33The Jungle Bookin the app
34Fairy Godmotherin the app
35Evil Stepmotherin the app
36Magic Mirrorin the app
37Glass Slipperin the app
38Poisoned Applein the app
39Big Bad Wolfin the app
40Sleeping Spellin the app

Hints for the first 12 words are shown here. All 40 hints, plus categories made by AI from any topic, are in the Hoot app.

How to use this list

Write each word on a slip of paper and one slip with "Imposter" on it, or let one player be the game master who whispers the word to everyone but the imposter. Each round, players give one-word clues and then vote. The full rules are on the imposter game page.

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  • 33 case files with over 1,300 secret words and imposter hints
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