101 July 4th Forbidden Words – a Taboo Like Game

Enjoy Celebrating the Fourth of July with our Forbidden Words party game.

It’s time to celebrate America’s birthday with fun. July 4th Forbidden Words is a fun Taboo like guessing game that is perfect for families, friends and Independence Day gatherings, cookouts, and family reunions. Forbidden Words will have your guests and family members trying to guess the July 4th themed word or phrase without using the main word of any of the forbidden words on the game card. frustrated in a fun way.

This July 4th printable game contain historical terms, founding fathers, picnic/cookout foods, fireworks, activities, and others terms than relate to the Fourth of July holiday. If you are looking for generic summer terms, check out our Summer Forbidden Words game.

Printable July 4th Forbidden Words Game
Party Game Ideas July 4th Taboo like game provides 101 game cards and 7 blank cards that will have players speechless as they try give clues to their teammates so they can guess the forbidden word. Purchase and the PDF file link will be emailed to you.

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Our July 4th Forbidden Words is a Taboo like game offers a great mix of words and phrases that include Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, George Washington, Ice Cream, Bottle Rockets, Block Party, Horseshoes and many more words and phrases that are part of July 4th holiday. Before game play, we recommend that you review all the Forbidden Words printable game cards to make sure that they work for your party guests.

Estimated Length of our Fourth of July Forbidden Words: 20 – 30 minutes
Recommended for Ages 12 yrs and older


When putting this printable July 4th Taboo like game, Forbidden Words, together we wanted to make a diverse mix of items and activities that represent the history of July 4th and how we currently celebrate Independence Day in the United States of America today. So you’ll find words ranging from Revolutionary War to Pool Party. We came up with a good mix, but also included some blank cards so you can add your own Fourth of July family traditions and favorites to the mix. 

Ways to Play our printable July 4th Forbidden Words game
a. Basic Taboo Rules
If you have never played this word guessing game, the traditional taboo game has players picking a card and trying to get team member to guess the word on their game card, without using the taboo (5 words) terms. If a player uses the main word or a taboo term then they are buzzed and earn a point for the other team.

b. One Word – One Guess
Another game you can play with these printable cards is One Word – One Guess game. (This is the reverse of the Taboo game.) This can work for smaller groups and 2-4 teams of 3-4 players. A team member grabs a card and is allowed to say 1 word from the list or a single word of their choice, then their team is allowed 1 chance to guess the Fourth of July word. If they get the answer correct on the first turn they get 3 points, after a second term is given 2 points and if they get to a third word they can earn 1 point. If they don’t get the word after 3 turns (word clues) then no points can be earned and the next team takes their turn. Play until each team player has gone one or two times.

c. Speed Forbidden Words
This game follows the basic taboo game premise, however each player is given 1 minute to get through as many July 4th Forbidden Words game cards as they can. This is fast paced game and the rules are as follows.
– Divide into 2 teams. Each player has one minute to get through as many July 4th game cards as possible. The Team must guess the card correctly before moving on to the next card, no skipping cards. So you can get 2, 3 or more points in a turn.
– If someone uses a Forbidden Word term or part to the main word, their turn is over.
– Each player gets one turn and once everyone has gone score the correct answers and the team with the most points wins.

You can always add more rounds to your game.

This is a fun fast paced game variation that we enjoy when playing Forbidden Words.

Click here to purchase our printable July 4th Taboo like game. Enjoy challenging your party guests, family and friends to fun and Thank You for letting us be part of your July 4th holiday event!