How to Play Truth or Dare Over Text

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Text “truth or dare?” and wait for the pick. Truths get typed answers; for dares, agree on proof first: a screenshot, a selfie or a voice note. Set a time limit of a few minutes per reply, so nobody walks away to think up a clever answer.

One rule matters more by text than in person: screenshots last forever. Don’t ask for anything you wouldn’t want shared, and don’t share what you get.

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Continue in person with the full game: five packs, turns and skips handled by one phone.

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Funny Truth Questions Over Text

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  1. What annoys you most about people?
  2. What food do you think is seriously overrated?
  3. If a celebrity was guaranteed to read your message, who would you text and what would you say?
  4. What childhood item do you still keep?
  5. What’s scarier: a spider in your bed or a speech in front of a thousand people?
  6. What’s the weirdest dream you’ve ever had?
  7. If you could change one thing about your looks, what would it be?
  8. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
  9. Have you ever been mistaken for someone else?
  10. What are you most afraid of in the whole world?
  11. What movie can make you cry?
  12. What superpower would you pick, and what would you use it for first?
  13. What do you get up to when nobody else is home?
  14. What’s your worst habit?
  15. Who here in this chat do you trust the most?

Flirty Truth or Dare Questions Over Text

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For texting a crush. The last six come from the game’s Spicy pack and are for adults only.

  1. What’s the first thing that attracts you to someone?
  2. Which of your friends seems the most mysterious to you?
  3. What has to happen on a first date for you to want a second one?
  4. What line instantly melts you?
  5. Rate our chemistry from 1 to 10.
  6. How do you feel about sex on the first date?
  7. What matters more: tenderness or passion?
  8. Your first kiss: who, where and how?
  9. How fast do you know you want someone?
  10. What word sounds the sexiest to you?
  11. How many one-night stands have you had?

Truth or Dare Over Text: Dares With Proof

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Every dare here ends with something you can send.

  1. Send a voice note in a foreign accent.
  2. Sing your next reply as a voice message.
  3. Text me your best joke. If I don’t laugh, send another.
  4. Record a 15-second news report about your day.
  5. Draw my portrait with your eyes closed and send a photo.
  6. Write a four-line poem about me.
  7. Send a voice note confessing your love to a pizza.
  8. Send three selfies: joy, horror and hurt. I pick the best one.
  9. Tell me about your day as a horror movie, in three texts.
  10. Pitch me the closest object to you in a voice note.
  11. Screenshot the last message you sent and send it to me.
  12. Send me your best pickup line with a straight face. No emojis.
  13. Send a photo of the view from where you are right now.
  14. Send a selfie with your hair styled the way I describe.
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For three or more friends, a room on everyone’s phone keeps track of turns and points.

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Tips for Texting Truth or Dare

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Keep the pace. Short questions, quick replies. A truth that needs a paragraph can wait for a call.

Respect the pass. Over text it’s easy to push. If someone skips, move on without a guilt trip.

More lists: truth or dare questions for any group, truth or dare for couples, and our guide to truth or dare online on video calls.

Modes, player counts and how a round runs are on the Truth or Dare game page.