alphabet game

A-to-Z challenge

The alphabet game is a road-trip pastime where players race to spot letters A through Z in order, typically on signs, license plates, or billboards: I'm stuck on Q—keep your eyes out for a Dairy Queen.

The term also applies to word games where players take turns naming items in a category for each letter: We played the alphabet game with animals.

Related
  • ABCFirst three letters
  • roadtripLeisure travel by car
  • carWheeled motor vehicle
  • family carHousehold transportation vehicle
  • boredomWeary disinterest from monotony

killing time · letters · categories · wordplay · memory · license plate · backseat · family · travel · guessing · turn-taking · A-to-Z · spelling · vocabulary · kids · passengers · long drive · I-spy

Categories
Opposites
game structure/organization principle

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Puzzle involving digits and logic

board game · card game · dice game · guessing game · strategy game

game physicality

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Marked-surface group entertainment

sports · outdoor game · video game · tabletop game · athletic competition

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G