Description: Are you crushing Wordle? Here is a list of game shows using words and text. No dating shows here!
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Password
( 2022 )
Password is a reboot of the 1960s game show in which two teams, composed of a celebrity player and a contestant, attempt to convey mystery words to each other using only single-word clues in order to win a cash prize.
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People Puzzler
( 2021 )
In People Puzzler, three lucky contestants will put their pop culture knowledge to the test to complete iconic, People Puzzler crosswords. The player who has won the most points after three rounds will move on to the Fast Puzzle Bonus Round where they will have the opportunity to win a cash prize.
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Lingo
( 2021 )
Three teams are pitted against each other in a battle to find words. With each round the stakes become higher and the prize money escalates. Tactics are paramount - if a team cannot find a word there are opportunities for their opponents to swoop in and claim the word and the money. Only one pair makes it to the End Game, where they can double their prize pot - however, if words fail them, they could lose everything and leave empty handed.
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Chain Reaction
( 2021 )
Chain Reaction features two teams competing against one another to complete chains of words, after the first and last words of the chain are revealed. Each word in the chain is related in some way to the word directly above and below it. By making inferences based on the revealed words and the revealed letters in incomplete words, contestants try to fill in the word chains to win money.
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Chain Reaction
( 2015 )
Chain Reaction is a popular half-hour game show – which originally debuted in the 1980s – features teams of two competing to complete chains of seven words. The first and last words of the chain are revealed, and each word in the chain is related in some way to the word directly above and below it. Teams bank additional money for every correct answer, and the winners go on to face the Super Chain for the chance to leave with an additional $5,000 grand prize!
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Countdown
( 1982 )
The show in which two contestants engage in a battle of wits, competing against the clock in games of lexical dexterity and numerical agility.
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Call My Bluff
( 1965 )
Call My Bluff is a long-running British game show between two teams of three celebrity contestants. The point of the game is for the teams to take it in turn to provide three definitions of an obscure word, only one of which is correct. The other team then has to guess which is the correct definition, the other two being "bluffs".
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Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
( 2021 )
Hosted by pop culture legends Pat Sajak and Vanna White, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune welcomes celebrity contestants to come spin the world's most famous wheel and solve word puzzles for a chance to win up to one million dollars. All of the money won by the celebrity contestants will go to a charity of their choice.
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Wheel of Fortune
( 1983 )
Contestants guess hidden phrases by guessing letters one at a time. Contestants win money or prizes, as determined by a spin of the wheel, for each correct consonant they guess. But they have to pay to see what vowels are in a puzzle. The contestant that has amassed the most winnings at the end of a game goes on to play the bonus round, in which the player can win even more -- prizes frequently seen in the bonus round include automobiles, vacations and more cash.
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Wheel of Fortune
( 1988 )
Wheel of Fortune is a British television game show created by Merv Griffin. Contestants compete to solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes. The title refers to the show's giant carnival wheel that contestants spin throughout the course of the game to determine their cash and/or prizes. The programme aired between 19 July 1988 and 21 December 2001 and was produced by Scottish Television (STV) for the ITV network - having effectively replaced Now You See It as STV's prime time game show offering for the ITV network. It mostly follows the same general format from the original version of the programme from the United States, with a few minor differences.
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Password Plus
( 1979 )
Two teams, consisting of a celebrity guest and a contestant, guess words from one word clues given by their partners, with each "password" a clue to to the "password puzzle" (the name of a person, place or thing).
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America Says
( 2018 )
America Says consists of two teams of four guessing the top answers to fill-in-the-blank survey questions "covering every topic under the sun."
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Million Dollar Password
( 2008 )
CBS brings the classic game show Password back to primetime with Million Dollar Password. Hosted by Regis Philbin, two teams comprised of a contestant and celebrity, will compete against each other in a race to determine what the hidden word is from one word clues given by the partner. Points are gained if you guess the correct secret word with the point value beginning at 10 and then decreasing as each guess is missed. The team that wins the initial game will then allow the contestant on that team go on to the End-Game where they have 90 seconds to guess 5 words.
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Super Password
( 1984 )
Two teams, consisting of a celebrity guest and a contestant, guess words from one word clues given by their partners, with each "password" a clue to the "password puzzle" (the name of a person, place or thing).
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Password
( 1961 )
Two celebrity-contestant teams compete to guess words by giving one-word clues in this all-time classic game show.
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Merv Griffin's Crosswords
Merv Griffin's Crosswords is an American game show based on crossword puzzles. The show was created by its namesake, Merv Griffin, who died shortly after beginning production on the series. Ty Treadway was the host, and Edd Hall was the announcer.
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25 Words or Less
( 2019 )
25 Words or Less includes two teams comprised of celebrities and civilians against each other in a fast-paced word game with a top prize of $10,000. In the beginning rounds of the game, after a frenzied bidding session, one team member provides clues to two partners to help them guess a list of five words using fewer than 25 clue words. In the final round, the contestant who has earned the most points has 60 seconds to get his partners to guess 10 words using only 25 words or less.
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Catchphrase
( 2013 )
Stephen Mulhern hosts a brand new contemporary remake of the iconic 80s gameshow, where two contestants have to identify a familiar catchphrase from an animation clip.
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Catchphrase
( 1986 )
Two contestants, one male and the other female, would have to identify the familiar phrase represented by a piece of animation accompanied by background music. The show's mascot, a golden robot called "Mr Chips", appeared in many of the animations.
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Now You See It
( 2015 )
Mel Giedroyc narrates a series which looks at the really good and the really bad magic tricks been performed around the world.
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Chain Letters
( 1987 )
In Chain Letters, three contestants compete to win money by changing letters in words to form new words.
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Wordplay
( 1986 )
On Wordplay, two contestants playing in turn, chose one word from nine possibilities on a game board (examples: fantasia, turgid, avuncular, cudgel, hoodoo, germane). Each of the three guest celebrities gave a definition. The player tried to choose the correct definition and if successful won a cash amount (this varied) associated with the word. The player with the most money after six words were played, won the game. In the bonus round (called "Speedword") on the first show only, the day's champion tried to go from one side of the game board to the other by guessing words from two definitions associated with that word in forty-five seconds. The player earned $100 for each word correctly guessed or a bonus that started off at $5,000 and was increased by $2,500 each time it was not won. Players could stay on for a maximum of three days. In 2017, Buzzr re-aired the pilot and first three episodes of the series.
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Spell Mageddon
( 2013 )
The show's format combined a spelling bee with obstacle courses similar to Wipeout.
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Celebrity Letters & Numbers
( 2021 )
Adapted from the quiz show that aired from 2010 – 2012, and inspired by the audience calls for its return. Hosted by comedian and Triple J presenter Michael Hing, Celebrity Letters & Numbers will see the return of wordsmith David Astle and numbers expert Lily Serna. Each episode features three comedic celebrities and a special guest alongside David in Dictionary Corner. They will battle it out for the highly sought after, priceless, antique collectible of… one single book, from a vintage 1980s encyclopedia collection, generously gifted by Michael Hing's parents after they cleaned out their garage. Series guests include Hamish Blake, Matt Okine, Merrick Watts, Jennifer Wong, Aaron Chen and Susie Youssef, to name a few.
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The 1% Club
( 2022 )
In The 1% Club, 100 contestants begin every show - but to make it to the end and win the top prize of up to £100,000, contestants must correctly answer a question only 1% of the country would get right.
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Jeopardy!
( 1984 )
Jeopardy! is a classic game show -- with a twist. The answers are given first, and the contestants supply the questions. Three contestants, including the previous show's champion, compete in six categories and in three rounds (with each round's "answers" being worth more prize money).
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The $100,000 Pyramid
( 2016 )
The $100,000 Pyramid features 10 episodes with 100 grand up for grabs each week when some of today's hottest stars team-up with players from across the country to take on the timeless war of words, racing against the clock to give and guess clues in one of TV's all-time great word-association games.
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What's My Line?
( 1950 )
What's My Line? is a panel game show which originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals.The game tasks celebrity panelists with questioning contestants in order to determine their occupations. It is the longest-running U.S. primetime network television game-show.
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Master Minds
( 2020 )
In Master Minds, three contestants square off against three trivia Master Minds in multiple rounds of intense trivia competition. The lowest scoring player on each side is eliminated until the top competitor and top Master Mind are left standing and now must face off, head-to-head, in the Ultimate Trivia Challenge. If the contestant can get more questions correct than the Master Mind, they will win $10,000 and come back to challenge the Masters again. If they win three games in a row, they join the ranks of the Master Minds and will appear in future episodes.
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Celebrity Lingo
( 2022 )
Celebrity Lingo will see famous faces go head-to-head in the fast-paced wordplay game, as they vie to fill in the blanks and find the missing words.
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Lingo
( 2023 )
Lingo is a reboot of the clever, competitive and unpredictable game, which features teams of two as they face off in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly simple words. At the end of each one-hour episode packed with witty commentary and gameplay, the winning two teams will make it through to a nerve-wracking final showdown where one team will walk away with an additional big cash prize.
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Lingo
( 2002 )
A cross between a word game and Bingo, this game show pits two teams of two against each other to guess a series of five-letter mystery words. The team with the most points goes on to play the bonus round, which determines the amount of cash won. Chuck Woolery hosts.
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Lingo
( 2011 )
Part word game, part puzzle, two teams compete to see who can figure out the most words for a chance to win $100,000. Each word they guess gives them more clues to the correct answer in this fun guessing game that requires both luck and logic.
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Wheel of Fortune
( 2024 )
Iconic game show Wheel of Fortune returns as contestants once again spin to win. In this thrilling game of skill and luck, the turn of the wheel secures a cash value before they pick a letter to help them solve the puzzle. For every correct letter they reveal in the puzzle they win multiples of that amount. The pressure is on as they could lose everything at a spin of a wheel which contains ‘bankrupts' and ‘lose a turn' and the contestants' entire winnings could be wiped out.
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Wheel of Fortune
( 1973 )
Daytime version of the game show in which contestants guess letters in order to complete a word, phrase, or name.
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Tug of Words
( 2021 )
Tug of Words, hosted by Samantha Harris. A wordplay game show from the team behind Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Two teams compete to answer word-clue questions correctly and pull the flag on the "tug of war rope" to their side. In Round 1, each answer involves changing a single letter in the word that appears on the board.
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Scrabble
( 2024 )
Scrabble is a captivating, fast-paced take on the global board-game phenomenon. In each episode, wordsmiths battle it out playing a series of addictive, word-based games to win points and add words to a giant SCRABBLE board in the center of the set.
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Celebrity Catchphrase
( 2018 )
A celebrity version of the game show Catchphrase where contestants have to identify a familiar catchphrase represented by a piece of animation.
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The 1% Club
( 2024 )
The 1% Club is a unique, compelling and funny entertainment show that tests the nation's intelligence, based on a scientific survey. It's a chance to test how your brain works through a series of questions that all have a right answer but can also lead to a series of entertaining wrong answers along the way. Whether you're a contestant vying for the cash prize or a viewer playing with your friends and family on the app, answer enough questions correctly, and you could earn yourself a place in the 1% Club: an elite group of people who can honestly say they've outwitted 99% of the population.
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Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont Spelling Bee
( 2024 )
Get ready to laugh-out-loud as Guy Montgomery and his loyal assistant Aaron Chen are joined by some of Australia's favourite personalities, testing their spelling prowess with wildly inventive spelling challenges designed to befuddle, bamboozle, and bedazzle them all.
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Password
( 2024 )
A hilarious word association game hosted by the multi-talented Stephen Mangan. Featuring Alan Carr and Daisy May Cooper as resident Team Captains, each episode sees Alan and Daisy pair up with contestants to give one-word clues that aim to help their teammate guess a mystery ‘password'.The teams must try to get on each other's wavelengths as they take it in turns to guess the all-important password across multiple rounds - hilarious clues and even funnier guesses are all that stand in the way of lucky contestants being in with a chance to win a big cash prize.
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