detectivea person whoinvestigatesmysteriesand gathersinformationsidekicka personwho assiststhe detectivein solving thecrimemotivethereason fordoingsomethingcrimean actthat isagainstthe lawmysterya fictionstory aboutsolving acrimeconclusionthe ending ofa storyshowing howthe mysterywas solvedcriminalthe personwhocommittedthe crimeredherringa false leadthat throwsthe detectiveoff tracksuspecta personbelieved tohave possiblycommittedthe crimeguiltyresponsiblefor havingdonesomethingwrongvictimsomeone whois harmed orhas sufferedbecause ofthe crimewitnessa person whosaw the crimebeing committedand can provideinformationcluea fact orobject thatthat helpssolve amysteryalibian excuse that asuspect uses toshow that they weresomewhere otherthan the scene ofthe crimeFree!evidencesomethingthat proveswhocommittedthe crimedetectivea person whoinvestigatesmysteriesand gathersinformationsidekicka personwho assiststhe detectivein solving thecrimemotivethereason fordoingsomethingcrimean actthat isagainstthe lawmysterya fictionstory aboutsolving acrimeconclusionthe ending ofa storyshowing howthe mysterywas solvedcriminalthe personwhocommittedthe crimeredherringa false leadthat throwsthe detectiveoff tracksuspecta personbelieved tohave possiblycommittedthe crimeguiltyresponsiblefor havingdonesomethingwrongvictimsomeone whois harmed orhas sufferedbecause ofthe crimewitnessa person whosaw the crimebeing committedand can provideinformationcluea fact orobject thatthat helpssolve amysteryalibian excuse that asuspect uses toshow that they weresomewhere otherthan the scene ofthe crimeFree!evidencesomethingthat proveswhocommittedthe crime

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