Dare Questions: 45 Fun Dares for Friends, In Person or Over Text

Ground rules for good dares

Truth or dare is an old party game (see its history on Wikipedia), and the rules haven’t changed much: the best dares are funny, a little embarrassing and over in a minute. The worst ones hurt someone, break something or end a friendship. Agree on these before you start:

• Nothing dangerous. No food someone is allergic to, nothing near roads, water or heights, nothing illegal.
• Nobody else’s privacy. Don’t dare someone to forward private messages or photos of other people.
• A pass is allowed. Pick a small penalty (an extra truth, a silly forfeit) so nobody feels forced.
• What happens in the game stays in the game. Screenshots of dares don’t get posted without permission.

15 funny dares

1. Talk in an accent of the group's choice for the next three rounds.
2. Let the person on your right post one emoji on your story.
3. Do your best impression of another player until someone guesses who it is.
4. Eat a spoonful of a condiment the group picks (nothing you're allergic to).
5. Sing the chorus of the last song you listened to, out loud.
6. Speak only in questions until your next turn.
7. Do ten jumping jacks while saying the alphabet backwards.
8. Let someone draw a tiny doodle on your hand with a washable pen.
9. Narrate everything you do for two minutes like a nature documentary.
10. Wear your shirt backwards for the rest of the game.
11. Do a dramatic reading of the last text you received (skip anything private).
12. Try to lick your elbow for 30 seconds while everyone cheers.
13. Show the group the third photo in your camera roll.
14. Invent a 20-second dance and teach it to the group.
15. Say something nice about every player, without repeating a compliment.

20 dares over text

These work in a chat, on a call or in a group chat, with no need to be in the same room. Proof is a screenshot or a voice note.

1. Send your best friend a voice note of you singing happy birthday, even if it isn't their birthday.
2. Text the fifth person in your contacts: 'I've been thinking about what you said… you were right.'
3. Change your profile picture to a photo the other player picks for one hour.
4. Send a text made only of emojis and make the other person guess the movie.
5. Reply to the next three messages you get using only song lyrics.
6. Send a selfie with the weirdest face you can make.
7. Text your mom or dad 'thank you for everything' with no context.
8. Write a two-line poem about the other player and send it.
9. Send a screenshot of your most-used emojis.
10. Post 'guess who's in a good mood today' on your story and don't explain it.
11. Call the other player and talk like a news reporter for one minute.
12. Send the last photo you saved, no deleting first.
13. Text a friend 'I need to tell you something…' and then just send a meme.
14. Let the other player choose your status or note for a day.
15. Send a voice note of your best evil laugh.
16. Describe your day using only GIFs.
17. Rate the last five songs you listened to and send the list.
18. Send a picture of what you're wearing right now, socks included.
19. Text someone you haven't spoken to in a year and ask how they've been.
20. Type your next three messages with your eyes closed and send them as they are.

10 group dares

1. Let the group go through your playlist and pick the next song for everyone.
2. Swap one item of clothing with the player across from you.
3. Hold a plank until it's your turn again.
4. Let the group create a new nickname for you that everyone uses tonight.
5. Act out a movie scene with another player, no talking allowed.
6. Try to make each player laugh in under ten seconds each.
7. Do a 30-second stand-up comedy set about the game so far.
8. Pretend to be a waiter and take everyone's snack orders.
9. Balance a spoon on your nose for a full minute.
10. Let the player on your left send one message to the group chat from your phone (you read it before it goes).

15 truth questions over text

Every game of truth or dare needs truths too. These are easy to answer by text and get good stories out of people:

1. What's the last thing you searched on your phone?
2. Who was your first crush?
3. What's a secret talent nobody knows about?
4. What's the most embarrassing thing in your camera roll?
5. What's one thing you'd change about yourself?
6. Who do you text the most?
7. What's the worst gift you've ever received?
8. What's a lie you told this week?
9. What's your biggest fear, honestly?
10. Have you ever pretended to be sick to skip something?
11. What's the most childish thing you still do?
12. What was your first impression of me?
13. What's a song you secretly love?
14. What's the longest you've gone without showering?
15. If you could swap lives with someone for a day, who would it be?

For more, see our list of questions to ask anonymously; they work as truths too.

How to play truth or dare over text

1. Start a chat or group chat and agree on the ground rules above.
2. Take turns. The player whose turn it is types “truth” or “dare.”
3. The next player sends a truth question or a dare from the lists above.
4. Truths get answered in the chat; dares need proof (a screenshot, photo or voice note).
5. Skipping costs a forfeit: answer two truths in a row, or let the group pick your profile picture for an hour.

Get dares (and truths) from friends anonymously

People dare bolder (and ask more honest truths) when you don’t know who sent them. Tell Me Anything doesn’t have a dedicated dare game, but the Ask me anything game works well for it:

1. Create your free link on the Tell Me Anything homepage.
2. Pick Ask me anything in the dashboard’s game row and post your link with a caption like “send me a dare 😈 (keep it legal)”.
3. Read the dares in your Messages tab and post the ones you do on your story.

Use the Safety settings in your profile to hide messages with words you don’t want to see, or to pause your link when the game is over.

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