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Excuses & White Lies Words for the imposter game

  • My Phone Died
  • You Look Great
  • Stuck In A Meeting
  • I'm On A Diet
  • Alarm Didn't Go Off
  • I Let You Win
  • Dog Ate My Homework
  • It's In The Mail
  • Just Resting My Eyes
  • Traffic Was Terrible
  • It's Delicious
  • I Got Hacked
  • I'll Pay You Back
  • Family Emergency
  • The Printer Broke
  • It Was On Sale
  • Didn't See Your Message
  • Food Poisoning

+19 more in the app

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18 of the 37 words in Imposterly’s Excuses & White Lies pack, from the Everyday shelf. Family-safe, so kids can play too. New to the game? How to play.

What the words mean

The app shows each word with a line like this, so nobody gets caught out by a word they’ve never heard.

My Phone Died
Claiming a flat battery so you didn't answer
You Look Great
A compliment you say even if it's not true
Stuck In A Meeting
Claiming work held you up so you missed a call
I'm On A Diet
Saying you're cutting back to dodge food you don't want
Alarm Didn't Go Off
Blaming the clock for oversleeping
I Let You Win
Pretending you lost on purpose
Dog Ate My Homework
Classic school fib about a missing assignment
It's In The Mail
Promising the payment or parcel is already on its way
Just Resting My Eyes
What you say when caught dozing off
Traffic Was Terrible
Blaming the roads for arriving late
It's Delicious
Praising food you secretly don't like
I Got Hacked
Blaming a cyber intruder for an embarrassing post
I'll Pay You Back
A promise to return borrowed money, someday
Family Emergency
A sudden home crisis to get out of plans
The Printer Broke
Blaming the machine for missing paperwork
It Was On Sale
Justifying a purchase because it was discounted
Didn't See Your Message
Pretending you missed a text you ignored
Food Poisoning
Blaming a bad meal for calling in sick

Deal a random Excuses & White Lies word

Everyone’s card says My Phone Died. The imposter’s says You Look Great.

That’s Decoy mode: the imposter knows they’re the imposter and gets a word from the same pack to hide behind. In Classic, they get no word at all. How to play

Grab a phone. Find the imposter.

Scan with your phone’s camera to get it.