Name Place Animal Thing support

Name Place Animal Thing is coming soon to Google Play. Its page on this site will have the download button as soon as it's out.

In solo games, answers are checked against the app's word list of nearly 100,000 entries, and small spelling slips are fine. If you're sure a word is right, tap Count it: it counts now and every time after.

Each answer that counts scores 10 points. With friends, it's 5 if someone else wrote the same answer, and 20 if you're the only one with an answer in that column. Answers in the word list count straight away; everyone votes on the rest. In solo games, stopping early with every answer right gives a bonus point for each second left.

No. Solo games and playing with friends nearby both work without an internet connection.

Everyone needs Name Place Animal Thing on a phone close by, all on the same version of the app. One player starts a room from Play with friends; the others tap Join a game, then scan the room's QR code or type its room code. Up to 6 players can play together, and no internet is needed.

Keep the phones close together with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on, and allow the nearby devices permission (on some Android versions, location) when the app asks. Check that everyone has the same version of the app from Google Play. If it still won't connect, close the app on every phone and start a new room.

On some Android versions, finding phones nearby needs the location permission. The app never reads, stores or shares your location, and you can play on your own without allowing it.

Only on your phone. Uninstalling the app or clearing its data (Settings › Apps › Name Place Animal Thing › Storage) deletes them for good, and we can't bring them back.