School words for the imposter game

Bells, books and pop quizzes. 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
1TeacherClassroom
2HomeworkEvening
3ExamGrades
4BackpackStraps
5PencilSharpen
6EraserMistake
7BlackboardChalk
8CalculatorMath
9RecessPlayground
10CafeteriaLunch
11PrincipalOffice
12LibraryBooks
13School Busin the app
14Lockerin the app
15Rulerin the app
16Glue Stickin the app
17Notebookin the app
18Graduationin the app
19Field Tripin the app
20Detentionin the app
21Science Labin the app
22Gym Classin the app
23Report Cardin the app
24Hall Passin the app
25Spelling Beein the app
26School Playin the app
27Yearbookin the app
28Promin the app
29Substitute Teacherin the app
30Pop Quizin the app
31Highlighterin the app
32Globein the app
33Microscopein the app
34Science Fairin the app
35Lunchboxin the app
36Class Clownin the app
37Valedictorianin the app
38School Bellin the app
39Uniformin the app
40Summer Breakin 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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