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Sketch & Guess tips

You don’t need to be good at art: clear and quick beats pretty in this game. These habits earn more points on both sides.

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The drawer’s screen: palette, brush sizes and fill

When you draw

  1. Start with the big overall shape (a house is a square and a triangle); small details come later.
  2. Add one telling detail: stripes for a zebra, spots for a giraffe.
  3. The fill tool saves time: one tap colours a closed shape. If the outline has a gap the paint floods the canvas, so hit Undo.
  4. Show the action: waves and arms for “swim”, little lines from the nose for “sneeze”.
  5. Context helps: water next to a fish, clouds under a plane.
  6. Don’t write letters or numbers: it is against the rules and others can report you.

When you guess

  1. Watch the letter count: if it says “_ _ _”, don’t waste time on long words.
  2. Type the plainest noun: “car” rather than “automobile”; both count, but short is faster.
  3. Fire off several guesses: wrong ones cost nothing, only speed matters.
  4. If you see “close”, try another form of the word or a synonym.
  5. Hint letters start at 40 % of the time; once the first letter shows, the word often clicks.
  6. Practise in solo mode: the bot draws from 216 pictures, moving from easy words to hard ones.

FAQ

Which word should I pick?

A hard word pays ×1.3, but if few people get it the drawer earns less. Pick what you can draw well.

Is drawing on a phone comfortable?

Yes: the canvas fits the screen, strokes are smoothed, and the palette and tools are sized for fingers.

See also

Sketch & Guess onlineSketch & Guess onlinethe game in briefRules and scoringRules and scoringturns, timer, letter hintsWith friendsWith friendsone link, a private room
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