Famous People words for the imposter game
Icons, legends and superstars. Every secret word comes with a hint for the imposter: related enough to bluff with, never a giveaway.
Play the imposter game online →| # | Secret word | Imposter hint |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Swift | Eras |
| 2 | Elon Musk | Rockets |
| 3 | Beyoncé | Queen |
| 4 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football |
| 5 | Lionel Messi | Argentina |
| 6 | Albert Einstein | Relativity |
| 7 | Michael Jackson | Moonwalk |
| 8 | Oprah Winfrey | Talk show |
| 9 | Barack Obama | President |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth II | Crown |
| 11 | Leonardo da Vinci | Mona Lisa |
| 12 | William Shakespeare | Plays |
| 13 | Marilyn Monroe | in the app |
| 14 | Elvis Presley | in the app |
| 15 | Bill Gates | in the app |
| 16 | Steve Jobs | in the app |
| 17 | Mark Zuckerberg | in the app |
| 18 | Kim Kardashian | in the app |
| 19 | LeBron James | in the app |
| 20 | Serena Williams | in the app |
| 21 | Usain Bolt | in the app |
| 22 | Rihanna | in the app |
| 23 | Lady Gaga | in the app |
| 24 | Ed Sheeran | in the app |
| 25 | Dwayne Johnson | in the app |
| 26 | Tom Cruise | in the app |
| 27 | Keanu Reeves | in the app |
| 28 | Gordon Ramsay | in the app |
| 29 | MrBeast | in the app |
| 30 | Billie Eilish | in the app |
| 31 | Harry Styles | in the app |
| 32 | Bad Bunny | in the app |
| 33 | Shakira | in the app |
| 34 | Justin Bieber | in the app |
| 35 | Ariana Grande | in the app |
| 36 | Snoop Dogg | in the app |
| 37 | Napoleon | in the app |
| 38 | Cleopatra | in the app |
| 39 | Mozart | in the app |
| 40 | Pablo Picasso | in the app |
| 41 | Frida Kahlo | in the app |
| 42 | Martin Luther King Jr. | in the app |
Hints for the first 12 words are shown here. All 42 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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Hoot turns the imposter game into a proper game night: pass the phone, reveal your role, give clues, vote. Works offline.
- 33 case files with over 1,300 secret words and imposter hints
- AI case generator: type any topic and get a fresh category
- Odd Question mode: everyone answers the same question except one
- Imposter teams, random imposter count, timer and scoreboard
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