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Bachelorette bingo, in four lines
A group of about nine, one night out.
- The card
- Five by fivePrompts for things that might happen during the party, with a free space in the middle
- The proof
- A photoEach square is marked when somebody has a photo or a witness, which also fills the group album
- The winner
- First lineA straight line wins a small prize, and a full card by the end of the evening wins the bigger one
- The cost
- Under $10Printing and a pack of pens, or nothing at all with a free printable on each phone
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Bachelorette bingo squares that work
Prompts in three groups, the free space, and two other versions of the card.
Squares about the bride
Someone buys the bride a drink. A stranger gives the bride marriage advice. The bride dances with someone over sixty. The bride tells the story of the proposal. The bride gets a free shot. A band plays her request.
Squares about the night out
The group line dances. Someone sings karaoke. The bar plays a song from the bride's high school years. The group gets a photo with the bartender. Somebody spots another bachelorette party.
Squares about the group
A bridesmaid loses a shoe. Somebody calls the groom. A group photo with everybody in it. Someone orders food at midnight.
The free space
The middle square is free, and it should say something about the bride, such as her name, her new last name, or the wedding date.
A pool or lake day version
Someone falls asleep in the sun. The bride does a cannonball. A dog joins the group. Somebody forgets sunscreen. It swaps the bar prompts for daytime ones.
A house party version
For a night in, the prompts move to the house: the bride opens a gift, a game gets competitive, someone cries at a toast. It suits a group that is not going out at all.
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What you need to play bachelorette bingo
Everything is ready in under an hour.
Printable bingo cards
One per guest, from a free template or an editable card you print at home. Card stock holds up in a purse.
Pens or markers
A pen each, or bingo daubers, lipstick or stickers for a playful way to mark the card.
Phones for photo proof
A shared album so every marked prompt has a photo.
Two prizes
One for the first row, one for the full card.
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Bachelorette bingo card ideas by theme
Pick the edition that matches the plan, and add inside jokes about the bride.
Glam night out
The DJ plays her favorite song, the group gets a free round of drinks, someone asks for the bride's autograph, the group dances on a stage.
Bar crawl
The group visits three bars, a bartender makes the bride a special drink, someone toasts the bride in a new bar, the group sings along to a throwback song.
Spa or pajama night in
Face masks on, someone falls asleep first, the bride tells the proposal story, a movie quote is recited word for word.
Wine night or winery tour
Someone says oaky, the bride finds her favorite wine, a toast to the couple, a group photo in the vineyard.
Destination weekend
A photo at a landmark, the group tries a local drink, someone buys a souvenir, a local recommends a place to eat.
PG version
Sweet and silly prompts for a mixed group or family: the bride laughs until she cries, someone shows a baby photo of the couple, a text from the groom.
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How to play bachelorette bingo, and keep it kind
Making the cards, the rules, squares to avoid, prizes, and how it differs from shower bingo.
Bachelorette bingo is a party game in which each guest gets a card of prompts describing things that might happen during the bachelorette party, and marks them off as they happen. It is not the bridal shower version, where guests guess the gifts. It is a night out game, and its job is to keep the group moving together and give everybody a reason to talk to each other.
Making bachelorette bingo cards
Write twenty-four prompts plus a free space, then shuffle them so each card is different. A free bingo card generator does the shuffling and prints a different card for each guest, or you can send a printable as an image to each phone. Printed cards are more fun in hand and more likely to survive as a keepsake.
Write more prompts than you need, around thirty or forty, and let the generator pick. That way every card is different and two guests do not win on the same square at once.
The rules
A square counts when somebody has a photo of it or another guest saw it. The first person to complete a line across, down or diagonally wins a small prize, and play continues for a full card by the end of the evening. The bride plays too, and her card can include a few prompts only she can mark.
Set one rule before the first bar: no square is worth doing something unkind to a stranger, and no square is worth a drink somebody does not want.
Squares to leave off the card
Anything that makes the bride kiss or touch a stranger, anything that requires a guest to drink, prompts about the bride's exes, and squares that single out one guest by name. They are the prompts that turn a fun game into a story nobody wants told at the wedding.
The best squares are the ones that happen naturally on a good night out: a song request, congratulations from someone at the bar, a group photo. The game should make the party more fun, not make things happen that would not otherwise.
A spicier card, with clear consent rules
A spicier bachelorette bingo card can include playful dares, but only ones the bride has approved and every guest is comfortable with. Keep every prompt optional, skip anything involving strangers' bodies or pressure to drink, and let any guest swap a prompt she does not want to do. A dare should be funny for the person doing it, not only for the group watching.
Drink-friendly twists and sober-safe versions
If the group drinks, a completed row can earn a toast rather than a shot. For guests who are not drinking, write prompts that do not involve alcohol at all, such as a mocktail order or a dance request, so the game takes everyone in on equal terms.
Playing bingo with a virtual or long-distance group
Send the card as an image before a video call, ask guests to mark it on their phones, and have the host read out events or play a round during the call. It keeps a friend who cannot travel part of the party.
Prizes for bachelorette bingo
A small prize for the first line, such as choosing the next bar, skipping the cleanup the next morning, or a mini bottle of something, and a slightly bigger one for the first full card. Prizes that are privileges rather than objects cost nothing and fit in no suitcase.
Bachelorette bingo against bridal shower bingo
Bridal shower bingo is a seated game where guests guess which gifts the bride will open, and it runs during the gift opening. Bachelorette bingo is a moving game on a night out or a weekend, and the prompts are events rather than gifts. They share a grid and nothing else, so do not print the shower version for the bachelorette party.
If the bachelorette party includes a lingerie gift opening, a short gift bingo can run then, but the night out card should stay a separate game.
The best squares are the ones that happen naturally on a good night out. The game should not make things happen that would not otherwise.
The ruleKind squares
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Bachelorette bingo, answered
The cards, the squares, the rules and the prizes.
What is bachelorette bingo?
A night out game where each guest has a card of things that might happen during the bachelorette party, and marks them as they happen.
The first line wins a small prize, and a full card wins the bigger one.
What do you put on bachelorette bingo cards?
Squares about the bride, the night out and the group: a stranger gives marriage advice, the group line dances, a band plays her request.
Put the bride's name or new last name in the free space.
How do you make bachelorette bingo cards?
Write thirty or forty prompts, then use a free bingo card generator to shuffle a different card for each guest.
Print them, or send each guest a printable image on her phone.
What squares should we avoid?
Anything that makes the bride kiss a stranger, anything that requires drinking, exes, and squares that single out one guest.
The game should make the party more fun, not create stories nobody wants told at the wedding.
What prizes work for bachelorette bingo?
Privileges: choosing the next bar, skipping the morning cleanup, first shower in the morning.
They cost nothing and fit in no suitcase.
Is bachelorette bingo the same as bridal shower bingo?
No. Shower bingo is a seated gift guessing game. Bachelorette bingo is a night out game with events as squares.
They share a grid and nothing else.
Where can I find free printable bachelorette bingo cards?
Use a free bingo card generator or template, add your own prompts, and print one card per guest.
Editable cards let you add inside jokes about the bride.
How do you play bachelorette bingo?
Each guest marks a prompt when it happens and there is photo proof. The first complete row wins, then play continues for a full card.
Hand out the cards before the party starts.
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What to read next
The other games, the scavenger hunt, jeopardy and shower bingo.
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Where this comes from
The printing cost is a Revelwick estimate. The kind-squares rule is ours.
What the figures are
Every cost on this page is a Revelwick editorial estimate for a group of about nine over two nights. It is a starting point for a budget conversation rather than a quote, and prices move, so check the current price before you book anything.
What is ours
The rule that no square is worth something unkind to a stranger or a drink somebody does not want is ours.
We do not name card generator sites, printable sellers or bars.