Guessing
Pinoy Henyo
Also called Word on the Forehead
A word is held to your forehead. You guess it by asking only oo / hindi / pwede questions against the clock.
- people
- 10–150
- time
- 15 min
- energy
- Medium
- materials
- No materials
Kids-safeHR-safeChurch-safe
Before you start
Pairs. One partner holds the phone to their forehead showing the word; the other gives answers. Two minutes per round.
- 1The guesser may only ask questions answerable with oo, hindi, or pwede.
- 2The partner may not gesture, mouth, or hint beyond those three words.
- 3Guess the word before the timer ends to score.
Cards for this game36
Edit them now. Host mode deals them one at a time, big enough for the room.
36 cards
- Jollibee
- Jeepney
- Sinigang
- Manny Pacquiao
- Adobo
- Tabo
- Halo-halo
- Sari-sari store
- Tricycle
- Pandesal
- Tsinelas
- Lechon
- Videoke
- Rice cooker
- Electric fan
- Umbrella
- Banana cue
- Mayon Volcano
- Jose Rizal
- Lea Salonga
- Philippine Eagle
- Boracay
- Parol
- Simbang Gabi
- Noche Buena
- Pasalubong
- Taho
- Barong Tagalog
- Bahay kubo
- Tinikling
- Carabao
- Ube
- Bulalo
- Tapsilog
- Chocolate Hills
- Puto bumbong
What to say3
- 1“Two minutes — the only answers allowed are yes, no and maybe, okay?”
- 2“No hand signals! I can see you.”
- 3“Ten seconds left! Hurry!”
Host tips3
- Run a 30-second demo round yourself first. Explaining the rules takes longer than showing them.
- Seed the deck with 3–4 inside jokes about the office or the family. Those get the biggest reaction of the night.
- Keep rounds to two minutes even when they are close — stopping at the peak is what makes people want another turn.
Variants2
Category packs
Pagkain, hayop, artista, lugar, kasabihan, office in-jokes.
Team relay
Teams of 4; each pair gets 90 seconds, points carry over.
Good for
Occasions
ChristmasTeam buildingBirthdayReunionSchool
Venues
Indoor, smallIndoor, largeOfficeChurch hallOnline
If this one dies early9
- Office TriviaTeams answer questions about the company and the people in the room. Collected in advance, revealed on the projector.
- Pass the MessageA phrase is whispered down a line of players; the last one says it out loud and everyone hears how wrong it went.
- CharadesOne player acts out a word or title without speaking while their team races to guess it.
- TabooGet your team to guess a word without saying it or any of the five obvious clue words printed under it.
- Guess the Song IntroPlay the first few seconds of a song; the first team to shout the right title (and artist) scores.
- Christmas Carol CharadesOne player silently acts out a carol title while their team races to name it before the timer runs out.
- Christmas TriviaTeams answer rounds of Christmas questions — songs, films, traditions around the world — and the highest score wins.
- Phone on the ForeheadOne player holds a phone to their forehead showing a word they cannot see; teammates describe or act it out before time runs out.
- FishbowlEveryone writes names into a bowl; teams guess them three times — by description, then one word, then charades.