UnnecessarypauseLookingmournfullyat the skyAggressivepacing onstageRaisingtheirfistShouting'mother/father'Taking onanempoweringstance/poseAudiencemembernoddingoffPuttingface/headinhand/handsWeirdeyecontactMetaphorthat doesn'tmake senseAwkwardpause forapplauseTheword'power'Awkwardtransitionto musicStutteringTheword'stirring'Calling theaudience'brothers,sisters orfriends'Asking forforgivenessQuestioningone's self(Hamletstyle)Sharpintake ofbreathPerformerstartscryingTheword'rise'Awkwardtransitionto rappingCall foraction/callto armsSaying'we'instead of'I'UnnecessarypauseLookingmournfullyat the skyAggressivepacing onstageRaisingtheirfistShouting'mother/father'Taking onanempoweringstance/poseAudiencemembernoddingoffPuttingface/headinhand/handsWeirdeyecontactMetaphorthat doesn'tmake senseAwkwardpause forapplauseTheword'power'Awkwardtransitionto musicStutteringTheword'stirring'Calling theaudience'brothers,sisters orfriends'Asking forforgivenessQuestioningone's self(Hamletstyle)Sharpintake ofbreathPerformerstartscryingTheword'rise'Awkwardtransitionto rappingCall foraction/callto armsSaying'we'instead of'I'

Spoken Word Bingo - 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. Unnecessary pause
  2. Looking mournfully at the sky
  3. Aggressive pacing on stage
  4. Raising their fist
  5. Shouting 'mother/father'
  6. Taking on an empowering stance/pose
  7. Audience member nodding off
  8. Putting face/head in hand/hands
  9. Weird eye contact
  10. Metaphor that doesn't make sense
  11. Awkward pause for applause
  12. The word 'power'
  13. Awkward transition to music
  14. Stuttering
  15. The word 'stirring'
  16. Calling the audience 'brothers, sisters or friends'
  17. Asking for forgiveness
  18. Questioning one's self (Hamlet style)
  19. Sharp intake of breath
  20. Performer starts crying
  21. The word 'rise'
  22. Awkward transition to rapping
  23. Call for action/call to arms
  24. Saying 'we' instead of 'I'