How to play Word on the Street

Learn the rules to the board game Word on the Street quickly and concisely - This visually rich video has no distractions, just the rules.

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RULES:

The object of the game is to be the first team to pull 8 letters off your side of the board. Set up the board in the middle of the table and divide the players into two teams who sit on either side. Place the category cards and timers on one end and all the letter tiles on their corresponding positions in the center of the board. Make sure the category cards are all the same direction, as this will be what everyone plays with. Blue side is more challenging than the green.

Teams alternate taking turns. On your teams turn, draw a category card and the opposite team flips the timer. You now have 30 seconds. Read the category aloud. Brainstorm possible answers to single words that fit that category. Pick one of those words and begin to spell it. One person then pulls letter tiles towards your team as each letter is spelled in that word. If at anytime the timer runs out, your team must stop wherever you are and end your turn. Place the category card back in the tray, it is now the other teams turn.

The word you’re allowed to spell is any single English word. Capitalization doesn’t matter and it may only be hyphenated if it is part of a name (such as “In-N-Out” or “Zeta-Jones”). Additionally the plurality and tense of a word must match the context of the category. If your category is “pizza topping” you could say “olives” but not “pineapples” because it is generally written as “pineapple” when listed as a pizza topping. “Cooked” is an acceptable answer for “something you did today” but for “something you do with an Onion” you don’t “cooked an Onion” you “Cook” an onion. Compound words are also allowed.

The opposing team may challenge your word if they think you spelled it incorrectly, chose two words instead of one, didn’t choose an real English word, or if your word doesn’t fit the category. If the spelling is incorrect, move back all the tiles after the spelling error. If the spelling is correct, then the challenging team loses their next turn.

If the challenge is about a word being multiple words or not a real word, and is proved to be incorrect, then all the letters return to their previous position, otherwise the challenging team loses a turn. If a team challenges you on your word fitting into the category, then you must give an explanation as to why you think your word is appropriate. If the majority of players reject the explanation then all the tiles return to their previous positions and you end your turn. If there is a tie for rejecting the word, then the word is rejected and the team restarts their turn with a new category card.

Each letter is moved one space towards your team for each time it appears in a word. Once you move the first letter of a word you may not change your word. Your team must spell the word aloud as the tiles are moved one at a time by one person. Once a letter is moved off the street it has been captured and may no longer be moved when it is used in a word. It remains visible there until the end of the game.

The opposing team is allowed to try and sidetrack the current team by says words aloud during the brainstorm. They may say completely wrong words or short unhelpful words, but remember the spirit of the game is to be honest and have fun not be obnoxious.

There are letters not present on the board, you may use them in a word you just don’t move a tile when doing so. The first team to get 8 tiles on their side of the board wins.