One of you was never told the word.

Everyone at the table gets a category and a secret word. Everyone except one. Round by round you each play a hint chip describing the word, while the cuckoo, who has only the category, bluffs from a tray of decoys and tries to work out what everybody else is talking about. Then you vote. Say too little and you look like the bird. Say too much and you hand it the answer.

3 to 8 players
Season, week and today boards
Party by five-digit code

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Word game

Something to prove

The board is open.

Today, this week and season leaderboards. Three to eight real players, and everybody wears the feathers exactly once.

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The boardSeason board, resets every 3 months

Example

1Rufus1,320
2Dex1,245
3RiverRat1,170
4MissClick1,095
5Peregrine1,020

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How to play

Three moves and you are in.

01
Read your card: the category is public, and everyone except the cuckoo also gets the secret word.
02
Take turns tapping one hint chip about the word, over two rounds, without ever saying it outright.
03
Accuse all at once. Most votes is the accused, a tie catches nobody, and a caught cuckoo still gets one guess at the word.

What makes it Cuckoo!

The details that make the game.

Nothing is typed: a hint is played by tapping a chip, and a played chip is used up for everybody
The cuckoo sees the category but never the word, and has to bluff from a tray of decoys
A sharp chip pays six times a vague one, but only if the table catches the bird
A caught cuckoo gets one last shot: name the word from six options and steal the hand back
Everybody wears the feathers exactly once per match, so the seat is never a punishment
Write your own word in the Word Workshop and it comes back playable in every language the app speaks

Real people, one tap away.

Three to eight real players, and everybody wears the feathers exactly once.

Quick play
One button. Tap it and we match everyone searching right now, then build the room with three to eight players. Cancel any time before it starts.
Play with friends
Open a party and read out the five-digit code, or tap a friend on your list and they land in your party with nothing to type.
Scores still count on the board.
Tutorial and practice
A playable tutorial and a solo practice table, both open the moment you install, no account needed. Practice opponents are labeled AI.

Lose the signal mid-match and your seat is yours until the match ends.

Pace: Two rounds, and the table can vote itself a third