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So I found a new Scattergories game that I immediately bought and played. I knew I had to make some kind of challenge out of it. The game is called Scattergories Categories.

This is both a spell out game as well as a scavenger hunt. A topic is given and to spell out the word you need to use the hint given. For example a card can read "NINE TO FIVE ~ Things you might see in an office". So you would have to find things that you can find in the office that starts with one of the letters that you find in your book.

EX:
Notepad~ pg 125 in (Title) by (Author)
I
N
E
Tape~ (cover Picture of book)
O
Folders~ (title of book) by (author)
I
V
E

To find a word that starts with a letter in the topic you can use:

1. Main Character Names
2. The Title of the Book (doesn't have to be the first word but must be in the title)
3. The cover of the book can have the picture of your word
4. The word is somewhere in your book. In this case you have to put the page number down with the sentence the word is in, as well as link the book.
6. Settings (countries or states)

Levels & Duration:
1. Easy~ 5-10 categories- 1 year from start date
2. Medium~ 11-25 categories- 2 years from start date
3. Hard~ 25-35 categories - 3 years from start date
4. Very Hard~ all 45 categories- 4 years from start date

Categories
Words in uppercase are the categories to spell out and the sentences are what you need to use to find your words to spell out the category

1. ITS A GIRL~ Girl Names
2. MEN AND BOYS~ Boy's Names
3. BIOGRAPHIES ~ Historical Figures
4. WALT DISNEY~ Anything to so with Walt Disney
5. ROADTRIPS~ City Names
6. PICNIC BLANKET~ Picnic Items
7. CARNIVAL~ Things you might see at a Carnival
8. FARM MARKET~ Things you find at a Farmer Market
9. MALE ARTISTS~ Male Musical Figures
10. ARTIST STUDIO~ Things you might find in an Artist Studio
11. DOUBLE~ Words with two of the same letters next to each other
12. METALS~ Things made of metal
13. SNOWFLAKES~ Words associated with winter
14. SOFT AND COMFY~ Things That are Soft
15. HS YEARS~ Things that have to do with Hight School
16. WITH A CHANCE~ Words you might hear in a weather forecast
17. ITS SHARP~ Things that are sharp
18. PASSDOWN~ Things you save for the future
19. TIME AND SPACE~ Words associated with science fiction
20. PAST TIMES~ Hobbies
21. NINE TO FIVE~ Things you might see in an office
22. TIME SQUARE~ Things in NYC
23. PACK SHADES~ Sunny Destinations
24. CONSONANT K~ Words that include the letter K
25. HER CDS~ Girl Groups or Female Vocalists
26. CELESTIAL~ Things that are above us or in space
27. WEARABLES~ Things you wear
28. MAIL CARRIERS~ Things associated with the post office
29. FIVE LETTERS~ 5 letter words
30. COUNTRIES~ Names of Countries
31. RAINBOWS~ Colors (can use the book's cover color for this)
32. CAFE MOCHA~ Things you see at a coffee shop
33. VALENTINES~ Words used during Valentine's day or found on Valentine cards
34. CLOSET~ Things you wear
35. RESTFUL~ Things found in a bedroom
36. ACTION WORDS~ Action words
37. LOTS OF PARTS~ Body parts
38. SHE STUNS~ Things women wear
39. WHO WROTE THAT~ Author names (Only use the author's first or last name to spell out)
40. WHATS THAT BOOK CALLED~ Book titles (Only use book titles to spell out)
41. INCLUDE P~ Books with P in it
42. ENDS WITH T~ Words that end with T
43. FAIRYTALES & STORYBOOKS~ Fairy tale names and fairy tale/ story book names or characters
44. WHEN I GROW UP~ Occupations
45. AMERICA~ USA State names (for the letter E you can use a US city name)

*If you choose to you can use a book for more than one category. Just have fun with it.

Participants

Kimberly
NancyHelen
Barbara ★
Maureen
Michelle

Let's Play Scattergories Categories
Medium~ 11-25 categories- 2 years from start date
Duration: September 1, 2014~ September 1, 2016

1. ITS A GIRL~ Girl Names
I
T
S
A
G
I
R
L

2. MEN AND BOYS~ Boy's Names
M
E
N
A
N
D
B
O
Y
S

3. BIOGRAPHIES ~ Historical Figures
B
I
O
G
R
A
P
H
I
E
S

4. WALT DISNEY~ Anything to so with Walt Disney
W
A
L
T
D
I
S
N
E
Y

5. ROADTRIPS~ City Names
R
O
A
D
T
R
I
P
S

6. MALE ARTISTS~ Male Musical Figures
M
A
L
E
A
R
T
I
S
T
S

7. DOUBLE~ Words with two of the same letters next to each other
D
O
U
B
L
E

8. CONSONANT K~ Words that include the letter K
C
O
N
S
O
N
A
N
T

9. HER CDS~ Girl Groups or Female Vocalists
H
E
R
C
D
S

10. WEARABLES~ Things you wear
W
E
A
R
A
B
L
E
S

11. FIVE LETTERS~ 5 letter words
F
I
V
E
L
E
T
T
E
R
S

12. COUNTRIES~ Names of Countries
C
O
U
N
T
R
I
E
S

13. RAINBOWS~ Colors (can use the book's cover color for this)
R
A
I
N
B
O
W
S

14. CLOSET~ Things you wear
C
L
O
S
E
T

15. SHE STUNS~ Things women wear
S
H
E
S
T
U
N
S

16. WHO WROTE THAT~ Author names (Only use the author's first or last name to spell out)
W
H
O
W
R
O
T
E
T
H
A
T

17. WHATS THAT BOOK CALLED~ Book titles (Only use book titles to spell out)
W
H
A
T
S
T
H
A
T
B
O
O
K
C
A
L
L
E
D

18. INCLUDE P~ Books with P in it
I
N
C
L
U
D
E
P

19. ENDS WITH T~ Words that end with T
E
N
D
S
W
I
T
H
T

20. FAIRYTALES & STORYBOOKS~ Fairy tale names and fairy tale/ story book names or characters
F
A
I
R
Y
T
A
L
E
S
S
T
O
R
Y
B
O
O
K
S

21. AMERICA~ USA State names
A
M
E
R
I
C
A

Scatter glories has been my absolute favorite game since it came out. Count me in please!

Let's Play Scattergories Categories
Medium~ 11-25 categories- 2 years from start date
Duration: September 1, 2014~ September 1, 2016

To find a word that starts with a letter in the topic you can use:
1. Main Character Names
2. The Title of the Book (doesn't have to be the first word but must be in the title)
3. The cover of the book can have the picture of your word
4. The word is somewhere in your book. In this case you have to put the page number down with the sentence the word is in, as well as link the book.
5. Settings (countries or states)

1. ITS A GIRL~ Girl Names
I
T
S
A
G
I
R
L

2. MEN AND BOYS~ Boy's Names
M
E
N
A
N
D
B
O
Y
S

3. WALT DISNEY~ Anything to so with Walt Disney
W
A
L
T
D
I
S
N
E
Y

4. ROADTRIPS~ City Names
R
O
A
D
T
R
I
P
S

5. PICNIC BLANKET~ Picnic Items
P
I
C
N
I
C
B
L
A
N
K
E
T

6. FARM MARKET~ Things you find at a Farmer Market
F
A
R
M
M
A
R
K
E
T

7. SNOWFLAKES ~ Words associated with winter
S
N
O
W
F
L
A
K
E
S

Continued:

8. FIVE LETTERS~ 5 letter words
F
I
V
E
L
E
T
T
E
R
S

9. RAINBOWS~ Colors (can use the book's cover color for this)
R
A
I
N
B
O
W
S

10. CAFE MOCHA~ Things you see at a coffee shop
C
A
F
E
M
O
C
H
A

11. VALENTINES~ Words used during Valentine's day or found on Valentine cards
V
A
L
E
N
T
I
N
E
S

12. CLOSET~ Things you wear
C
L
O
S
E
T

13. WHO WROTE THAT~ Author names (Only use the author's first or last name to spell out)
W
H
O
W
R
O
T
E
T
H
A
T

14. WHATS THAT BOOK CALLED~ Book titles (Only use book titles to spell out)
W
H
A
T
S
T
H
A
T
B
O
O
K
C
A
L
L
E
D

Continued:

15. LOTS OF PARTS~ Body parts
L
O
T
S
O
F
B
O
D
Y
P
A
R
T
S

16. ENDS WITH T~ Words that end with T
E
N
D
S
W
I
T
H
T

17. FAIRYTALES & STORYBOOKS~ Fairy tale names and fairy tale/ story book names or characters
F
A
I
R
Y
T
A
L
E
S
S
T
O
R
Y
B
O
O
K
S

18. WHEN I GROW UP~ Occupations
W
H
E
N
I
G
R
O
W
U
P

19. AMERICA~ USA State names
A
M
E
R
I
C
A

20. PAST TIMES~ Hobbies
P
A
S
T
T
I
M
E
S

Once again, you've come up with a great challenge, Joanne, so I have to join you.

Hard~ 25-35 categories- 3 years from start date
Duration: September 1, 2014~ September 1, 2017

Read: 0/247

1. ITS A GIRL~ Girl Names

I
T
S

A

G
I
R
L

2. MEN AND BOYS~ Boy's Names

M
E
N

A
N
D

B
O
Y
S

3. BIOGRAPHIES ~ Historical Figures

B
I
O
G
R
A
P
H
I
E
S

4. ROADTRIPS~ City Names

R
O
A
D
T
R
I
P
S

5. FARM MARKET~ Things you find at a Farmer Market

F
A
R
M

M
A
R
K
E
T

6. DOUBLE~ Words with two of the same letters next to each other

D
O
U
B
L
E

7. METALS~ Things made of metal

M
E
T
A
L
S

8. SNOWFLAKES~ Words associated with winter

S
N
O
W
F
L
A
K
E
S

9. TIME AND SPACE~ Words associated with science fiction

T
I
M
E

A
N
D

S
P
A
C
E

10. PAST TIMES~ Hobbies

P
A
S
T

T
I
M
E
S

11. NINE TO FIVE~ Things you might see in an office

N
I
N
E

T
O

F
I
V
E

12. CONSONANT K~ Words that include the letter K

C
O
N
S
O
N
A
N
T

K

13. CELESTIAL~ Things that are above us or in space

C
E
L
E
S
T
I
A
L

14. WEARABLES~ Things you wear

W
E
A
R
A
B
L
E
S

15. FIVE LETTERS~ 5 letter words

F
I
V
E

L
E
T
T
E
R
S

16. COUNTRIES~ Names of Countries

C
O
U
N
T
R
I
E
S

17. RAINBOWS~ Colors (can use the book's cover color for this)

R
A
I
N
B
O
W
S

18. ACTION WORDS~ Action words

A
C
T
I
O
N

W
O
R
D
S

19. LOTS OF PARTS~ Body parts

L
O
T
S

O
F

P
A
R
T
S

20. WHO WROTE THAT~ Author names (Only use the author's first or last name to spell out)

W
H
O

W
R
O
T
E

T
H
A
T

21. WHATS THAT BOOK CALLED~ Book titles (Only use book titles to spell out)

W
H
A
T
S

T
H
A
T

B
O
O
K

C
A
L
L
E
D

22. INCLUDE P~ Books with P in it

I
N
C
L
U
D
E

P

23. ENDS WITH T~ Words that end with T

E
N
D
S

W
I
T
H

T

24. WHEN I GROW UP~ Occupations

W
H
E
N

I

G
R
O
W

U
P

25. CAFE MOCHA~ Things you see at a coffee shop

C
A
F
E

M
O
C
H
A

Joanne, can I just clarify something - can we only use a book once, or can we use it multiple times for different categories?

NancyHelen wrote: "Joanne, can I just clarify something - can we only use a book once, or can we use it multiple times for different categories?"

Hmm I'll leave it up to you cuz I know its alot of books. I'm fine with whatever You'd like to do. I'm not picky. I just want you to have fun :D

Ok, I am going to make it REALLY tough and try and do one book per task. Although I think I'll add another category which takes me to 25 and then means I have 3 years to do it rather than 2!

NancyHelen wrote: "Ok, I am going to make it REALLY tough and try and do one book per task. Although I think I'll add another category which takes me to 25 and then means I have 3 years to do it rather than 2!"

Wonderful! :D

Duration: September 1, 2014 - August 31, 2016
Level: Medium~ 11-24 categories


0/24 Categories Done

1. DOUBLE ~ Words with two of the same letters next to each other

D:
O:
U:
B:
L: Live to See Tomorrow - Iris Johansen 12/4/14
E:

2. SNOWFLAKES ~ Words associated with winter

S: snowman p149 - Just Desserts - Mary Daheim 12/7/14
N:
O:
W:
F:
L:
A:
K:
E:
S:

3. PAST TIMES ~ Hobbies

P: pottery p139 - Hungry Like a Wolf - Christine Warren 12/17/14
A:
S:
T:

T:
I:
M:
E:
S:

4. CONSONANT K ~ Words that include the letter K

C:
O:
N:
S: sneaky p151 - Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10/14
O:
N:
A:
N:
T:

K:

5. CELESTIAL ~ Things that are above us or in space

C: clouds p88 - Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips 11/22/14
E: ethereal world p57 - Angel Fever - L.A. Weatherly 9/9/14
L: lunar exclipse p31 - Ember's Kiss - Deborah Cooke 12/12/14
E: equinox p16 - The Six Sacred Stones - Matthew Reilly 10/21/14
S: stars p18 - Dire Desires - Stephanie Tyler 9/8/14
T:
I:
A: angel-bloods p50 - Hallowed - Cynthia Hand 9/25/14
L:

6. WEARABLES ~ Things you wear

W: winter boots p193 - Biting Bad - Chloe Neill 12/5/14
E:
A:
R: red hot pants p30 - Cross My Heart - James Patterson 12/19/14
A:
B: black skirt p13 - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - Alice Kimberly 10/29/14
L:
E:
S:

7. FIVE LETTERS ~ 5 letter words

F:
I:
V:
E:

L:
E:
T:
T:
E:
R:
S:

8. COUNTRIES ~ Names of Countries

C: Costa Rica - The Butterfly Farm - Diane Noble 11/25/14
O:
U:
N:
T:
R: Romania - The Deadliest Bite - Jennifer Rardin 9/6/14
I:
E: Egypt - Tomb of the Golden Bird - Elizabeth Peters 9/28/14
S:

9. RAINBOWS ~ Colors (can use the book's cover color for this)

R:
A:
I:
N:
B:
O:
W:
S:

10. VALENTINES ~ Words used during Valentine's day or found on Valentine cards

V:
A:
L:
E:
N:
T:
I:
N:
E:
S:

11. LOTS OF PARTS ~ Body parts

L: legs (on cover) - Just In Time - Addison Fox 12/8/14
O:
T:
S:

O:
F:

P:
A:
R:
T:
S:


12. WHO WROTE THAT ~ Author names (Only use the author's first or last name to spell out)

W: Jaye Wells - Silver-Tongued Devil 10/11/14
H: Karen Hawkins - Much Ado About Marriage 11/7/14
O:

W: Jaye Wells - Blue-Blooded Vamp 11/29/14
R: Carrie Ann Ryan - Charmed Spirits 9/10/14
O: Molly O'Keefe - Crazy Thing Called Love 11/26/14
T: Tanya Huff - Blood Debt 11/11/14
E: Janet Evanovich - The Grand Finale 11/8/14

T: Terri Garey - Devil Without a Cause 12/14/14
H: Kay Hooper - If There Be Dragons 12/18
A: Andy McDermott - The Pyramid Of Doom 11/7/14
T:

13. WHATS THAT BOOK CALLED ~ Book titles (Only use book titles to spell out)

W: Witchcraft - Jayne Ann Krentz 9/15/14
H: Highlander for the Holidays - Janet Chapman 10/4/14
A: Alex Cross, Run - James Patterson 11/14/14
T: Twisted Things - Madge Swindells 11/9/14
S: Styxx - Sherrilyn Kenyon 9/12/14

T: Thunder Moon - Lori Handeland 12/15/14
H: House Rules - Chloe Neill 11/13/14
A:
T:

B: Billionaires Prefer Blondes - Suzanne Enoch 11/10/14
O: On the Way to the Wedding - Julia Quinn 9/25/14
O: One Heart to Win - Johanna Lindsey 12/16/14
K: Kill Alex Cross - James Patterson 9/24/14

C: The City and the City - China Miéville 11/21/14
A:
L: A Lot Like Love - Julie James 11/15/14
L: Lost - Gary Devon 11/15/14
E: Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues - Diana Rowland 11/24/14
D: Dark Blood - Christine Feehan 10/8/14

14. INCLUDE P ~ Books with P in it

I:
N: Nearly Departed in Deadwood - Ann Charles 11/9/14
C: The Crossing Places - Elly Griffiths 12/13/14
L:
U:
D:
E:

P: Power Play - Catherine Coulter 9/29/14

15. ENDS WITH T ~ Words that end with T

E:
N: Night (in title) A Night Too Dark - Dana Stabenow 12/9/14
D:
S: Street (in title) Street of the Five Moons - Elizabeth Peters 12/12/14

W:
I:
T:
H:

T:

16. AMERICA ~ USA State names

A: set in Alabama - Everywhere She Turns - Debra Webb 11/3/14
M: set in Michigan - Libriomancer - Jim C. Hines 9/10/14
E:
R:
I: set in Idaho - Animal Attraction - Jill Shalvis 10/4/14
C: set in California - Mine to Possess - Nalini Singh 11/6/14
A:

17. ITS A GIRL ~ Girl Names

I:
T: Tresa - A Soul So Wicked - Sharie Kohler 9/5/14
S: Sabina - Green-Eyed Demon - Jaye Wells 9/13/14

A: Ana - Goddess - Fiona McIntosh 9/13/14

G: Grier - Come Fly With Me - Addison Fox 9/19/14
I:
R:
L: Lexy - Running Scared - Shannon Butcher 9/28/14

18. MEN AND BOYS ~ Boy's Names

M: Merrick - Spectyr - Philippa Ballantine 9/30/14
E: Eli - Whiskey Beach - Nora Roberts 10/8/14
N: Noah - Shades of Blood - Samantha Young 9/20/14

A:
N: Nick - Who Do, Voodoo? - Rochelle Staab 10/13/14
D:

B: Beaumaris - Nightbound - Lynn Viehl 12/6/14
O:
Y:
S: Stephen - Contest - Matthew Reilly 11/13/14

19. PICNIC BLANKET ~ Picnic Items

P:
I:
C:
N:
I:
C:

B:
L:
A:
N:
K:
E: deviled eggs p3 - Wife for Hire - Janet Evanovich 9/24/14
T:

20. CARNIVAL ~ Things you might see at a Carnival

C:
A:
R: ring leader p191 - Animal Magnetism - Jill Shalvis 9/25/14
N:
I:
V:
A:
L:

21. METALS ~ Things made of metal

M:
E:
T:
A:
L:
S: steel rods p116 - Fallen - Karin Slaughter 10/6/14

22. FARM MARKET ~ Things you find at a Farmer Market

F:
A: Asparagus p16 - Double Shot - Diane Mott Davidson 9/22/14
R:
M:

M:
A:
R:
K:
E:
T:

23. TIME AND SPACE ~ Words associated with science fiction

T:
I:
M:
E:

A:
N:
D:

S:
P:
A:
C:
E:

24. SOFT AND COMFY ~ Things That are Soft

S:
O:
F:
T:

A:
N:
D:

C:
O:
M:
F:
Y:

Question?
#16 AMERICA - USA state names

There isn't a US state that starts with E. Can we use a city that starts with E?

Barbara ★ wrote: "Question?
#16 AMERICA - USA state names

There isn't a US state that starts with E. Can we use a city that starts with E?"


Yes I figured that out when I was planning my list. yes you can use a US city for this one

Great. thanks.

Scattergories Categories
December 21, 2014 - December 21, 2015

Level: Easy

ITS A GIRL (Girl names)
I:
T:
S: Sienna Murphy - The Moment of Letting Go

A: Angel - Do Not Disturb (19/01)

G:
I:
R:
L:

MEN AND BOYS (Boy names)
M:
E:
N: Noah - Boy Meets Boy (16/02)

A: Arthur - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (01/01)
N:
D:

B:
O:
Y:
S:

ROADTRIPS (City names)
R:
O:
A:
D:
T:
R:
I:
P: Preston - Blame It on the Mistletoe (27/01)
S:

DOUBLE (words with two of the same letters next to each other)
D:
O:
U:
B:
L:
E:

WEARABLES (Things you wear)
W:
E:
A:
R:
A:
B:
L:
E:
S:

FIVE LETTERS (5 letter words)
F:
I:
V:
E:

L:
E:
T:
T:
E:
R:
S:

LOTS OF PARTS (Body parts)
L: legs / lips
O:
T: toes / tongue
S: skin / spine

O:
F: forehead / feet

P: palm
A: arm / ankle
R: ribs
T: torso / teeth / thigh
S: shin / shoulder

WHATS THAT BOOK CALLED (Book titles)
W:
H:
A:
T: Tied (29/12)
S:

T:
H:
A:
T:

B:
O:
O:
K:

C:
A:
L:
L:
E:
D:

ENDS WITH T (Words that end with T)
E:
N:
D:
S:

W:
I:
T:
H:

T:

WHEN I GROW UP (Occupations)
W:
H:
E:
N:

I:

G:
R:
O:
W:

U:
P:

I'm starting out with the first 10 and then when I finish I will add the next 10

Let's Play Scattergories Categories
Very Hard~ all 45 categories - 4 years from start date
Duration: December 21, 2014 - December 20, 2018

1. ITS A GIRL~ Girl Names

I - Inez - The Girl Who Chased the Moon
T - Taylor - Lies
S - Stacey Darlington - Night of the Twisters
A - Alice Maxwell - Cell
G - Gina - Blood Soaked and Contagious
I - Indigo - Dorothy Must Die
R - Risa - Unwind
L - Lena - Close Reach


2. MEN AND BOYS~ Boy's Names

M - Michael Barnes - Apocalypse of the Dead
E - Edilio Escobar - Hunger
N - Noah - UnWholly

A - Arthur Darlington - Night of the Twisters
N - Nate - Blood Soaked and Contagious
D - Dean - Close Reach

B - Bran - Cry Wolf
O - Odell - Summer of the Dead
Y - yARON - The Red Garden
S - Sparrow Man - Sparrow Man

40. WHATS THAT BOOK CALLED~ Book titles (Only use book titles to spell out)

W - We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, a true story by Josh Sundquist
H - Hunger by Michael Grant
A - Aftermath by Owen Baillie
T - Thicker Than Water by Greg Sisco
S - Survival by Owen Baillie

T - Tent City
H - Hunting Ground
A - Apocalypse of the Dead
T - The Titan's Curse

B - Blood Soaked and Contagious
O - Object: Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Western Frontier
O - Open Season by C.J. Box
K

C - Cry Wolf
A - At My Grandmother's Table: Heartwarming Stories and Cherished Recipes from the South
L - The Last Mission of the Living
L - Little Mercies
E - Escape
D - Dead of Night

44. WHEN I GROW UP~ Occupations

W - Whore - Barbara - The Harlot's Tale
H - Horse Trainer - Dead Heat
E - Enforcer - Charles Cornick - Cry Wolf
N - Nurse - Zombie Tales from Dead Worlds

I - Inventor - Nickola Tesla - The Last American Vampire

G - Grave digger - Dario - Six Feet Over It
R - Reporter - Ben Richardson - Mutated
O - Officer - Pam Harrison - A Killing in the Hills

U - US Marshall - Apocalypse of the Dead
P - Princess - Sparrow Man

45. AMERICA~ USA State names (for the letter E you can use a US city name)

A - Arizona - UnWholly
M - Montana - Cry Wolf
E
R - Rhode Island - The Mockingbirds
I - Iowa - The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship
C - California - Hunger
A - Arizona - Dead Heat