Call foraction/callto armsTaking onanempoweringstance/poseShouting'mother/father'AudiencemembernoddingoffQuestioningone's self(Hamletstyle)Sharpintake ofbreathAggressivepacing onstageUnnecessarypauseAwkwardpause forapplauseTheword'stirring'Calling theaudience'brothers,sisters orfriends'Saying'we'instead of'I'StutteringPerformerstartscryingTheword'rise'Awkwardtransitionto musicPuttingface/headinhand/handsTheword'power'Lookingmournfullyat the skyRaisingtheirfistAwkwardtransitionto rappingWeirdeyecontactAsking forforgivenessMetaphorthat doesn'tmake senseCall foraction/callto armsTaking onanempoweringstance/poseShouting'mother/father'AudiencemembernoddingoffQuestioningone's self(Hamletstyle)Sharpintake ofbreathAggressivepacing onstageUnnecessarypauseAwkwardpause forapplauseTheword'stirring'Calling theaudience'brothers,sisters orfriends'Saying'we'instead of'I'StutteringPerformerstartscryingTheword'rise'Awkwardtransitionto musicPuttingface/headinhand/handsTheword'power'Lookingmournfullyat the skyRaisingtheirfistAwkwardtransitionto rappingWeirdeyecontactAsking forforgivenessMetaphorthat doesn'tmake sense

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