criminalthe personwhocommittedthe crimevictimsomeone whois harmed orhas sufferedbecause ofthe crimewitnessa person whosaw the crimebeing committedand can provideinformationmotivethereason fordoingsomethingcluea fact orobject thatthat helpssolve amysteryredherringa false leadthat throwsthe detectiveoff tracksidekicka personwho assiststhe detectivein solving thecrimedetectivea person whoinvestigatesmysteriesand gathersinformationguiltyresponsiblefor havingdonesomethingwrongFree!conclusionthe ending ofa storyshowing howthe mysterywas solvedalibian excuse that asuspect uses toshow that they weresomewhere otherthan the scene ofthe crimeevidencesomethingthat proveswhocommittedthe crimesuspecta personbelieved tohave possiblycommittedthe crimecrimean actthat isagainstthe lawmysterya fictionstory aboutsolving acrimecriminalthe personwhocommittedthe crimevictimsomeone whois harmed orhas sufferedbecause ofthe crimewitnessa person whosaw the crimebeing committedand can provideinformationmotivethereason fordoingsomethingcluea fact orobject thatthat helpssolve amysteryredherringa false leadthat throwsthe detectiveoff tracksidekicka personwho assiststhe detectivein solving thecrimedetectivea person whoinvestigatesmysteriesand gathersinformationguiltyresponsiblefor havingdonesomethingwrongFree!conclusionthe ending ofa storyshowing howthe mysterywas solvedalibian excuse that asuspect uses toshow that they weresomewhere otherthan the scene ofthe crimeevidencesomethingthat proveswhocommittedthe crimesuspecta personbelieved tohave possiblycommittedthe crimecrimean actthat isagainstthe lawmysterya fictionstory aboutsolving acrime

Mystery Vocabulary - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. the person who committed the crime
    criminal
  2. someone who is harmed or has suffered because of the crime
    victim
  3. a person who saw the crime being committed and can provide information
    witness
  4. the reason for doing something
    motive
  5. a fact or object that that helps solve a mystery
    clue
  6. a false lead that throws the detective off track
    red herring
  7. a person who assists the detective in solving the crime
    sidekick
  8. a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information
    detective
  9. responsible for having done something wrong
    guilty
  10. Free!
  11. the ending of a story showing how the mystery was solved
    conclusion
  12. an excuse that a suspect uses to show that they were somewhere other than the scene of the crime
    alibi
  13. something that proves who committed the crime
    evidence
  14. a person believed to have possibly committed the crime
    suspect
  15. an act that is against the law
    crime
  16. a fiction story about solving a crime
    mystery