How to play never have I ever
- Everyone holds up five fingers, or starts with five points.
- Take turns to say something you have never done, starting with “Never have I ever…”.
- Anyone who has done it puts a finger down. They can tell the story if they want to.
- The last person with fingers up wins. Or skip the scoring and just enjoy the stories.
Funny never have I ever questions
- Never have I ever waved back at someone who was waving at the person behind me.
- Never have I ever walked into a glass door.
- Never have I ever said “you too” when a waiter told me to enjoy my meal.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in a cinema.
- Never have I ever pushed a door that clearly said pull.
- Never have I ever had a full conversation with my pet.
- Never have I ever eaten cereal for dinner.
- Never have I ever sung in the shower loud enough for the neighbours to hear.
- Never have I ever pretended to be on a call to avoid someone.
- Never have I ever forgotten someone’s name straight after they told me.
- Never have I ever tripped over nothing and pretended I meant to.
- Never have I ever looked for my phone while holding it.
- Never have I ever worn a top inside out all day without noticing.
- Never have I ever practised my autograph for when I am famous.
- Never have I ever laughed so hard that I snorted.
- Never have I ever replied “haha” with a completely straight face.
- Never have I ever clapped at the end of a film in a cinema.
- Never have I ever got lost in a building I go to every week.
Never have I ever questions for friends
- Never have I ever kept a friend’s secret for more than five years.
- Never have I ever made a new friend while waiting in a queue.
- Never have I ever stayed up all night talking to a friend.
- Never have I ever forgotten my best friend’s birthday.
- Never have I ever borrowed something from a friend that I still have.
- Never have I ever had a friendship that started with an argument.
- Never have I ever sent a screenshot of a chat back into the same chat by mistake.
- Never have I ever had a nickname I hated that stuck.
- Never have I ever cried happy tears at a friend’s good news.
- Never have I ever learned a dance from a video with a friend.
- Never have I ever had an inside joke that nobody else understands.
- Never have I ever had a friend who lives in another country.
- Never have I ever planned a whole trip with friends that never happened.
- Never have I ever finished a series a friend and I were meant to watch together.
Never have I ever questions for teens
Clean and school-safe, for a class, a youth group or a sleepover.
- Never have I ever forgotten my homework and blamed the printer.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep in a lesson.
- Never have I ever revised for the wrong exam.
- Never have I ever called a teacher “Mum” or “Dad” by accident.
- Never have I ever read a whole book for school in one night.
- Never have I ever joined a club just for the snacks.
- Never have I ever got the giggles during a silent exam.
- Never have I ever won a prize at school.
- Never have I ever nodded along to a maths lesson I did not understand.
- Never have I ever had a crush on a celebrity.
- Never have I ever stayed up past midnight on a school night playing a game.
- Never have I ever been in a school play.
- Never have I ever changed my profile picture three times in one day.
- Never have I ever lost a shoe on the way to school.
- Never have I ever worn odd shoes to school without noticing.
- Never have I ever got a question right by guessing and pretended I knew.
Never have I ever questions for couples
- Never have I ever planned a surprise that went completely wrong.
- Never have I ever kept a ticket or receipt from a first date.
- Never have I ever practised what to say before asking someone out.
- Never have I ever written a love letter by hand.
- Never have I ever pretended to love a film because the other person did.
- Never have I ever reread an old chat from when we first met.
- Never have I ever cooked a whole meal to impress someone.
- Never have I ever fallen asleep on a video call.
- Never have I ever saved a voice note to listen to again later.
- Never have I ever said “I love you” first.
- Never have I ever been jealous of my partner’s pet.
- Never have I ever planned what our first home would look like.
Never have I ever questions for work
- Never have I ever talked for a whole minute on mute.
- Never have I ever pressed reply-all by accident.
- Never have I ever worn pyjama bottoms to a video meeting.
- Never have I ever forgotten I was sharing my screen.
- Never have I ever spotted a typo one second after pressing send.
- Never have I ever learned a colleague’s name months after meeting them.
- Never have I ever kept a desk plant alive for a whole year.
- Never have I ever napped in a lunch break.
- Never have I ever said “let’s take this offline” without knowing what it meant.
- Never have I ever brought in cake just to be popular.
- Never have I ever joined the wrong video call and stayed for a minute.
Never have I ever questions over text
Made for group chats. Reply with “have” or “never”, then the story if there is one.
- Never have I ever typed a long message and deleted all of it.
- Never have I ever left someone on read for a week by accident.
- Never have I ever sent a voice note longer than five minutes.
- Never have I ever sent the wrong emoji and regretted it at once.
- Never have I ever replied to a message in my head and forgotten to send it.
- Never have I ever kept a chat open just to watch someone typing.
- Never have I ever renamed a group chat without asking.
- Never have I ever muted a group chat I started.
- Never have I ever sent a message meant for one friend to the whole group.
Never have I ever questions that start real conversations
- Never have I ever changed my mind about something big.
- Never have I ever moved somewhere I knew nobody.
- Never have I ever told someone a hard truth they needed to hear.
- Never have I ever forgiven someone who never said sorry.
- Never have I ever been proud of myself for saying no.
- Never have I ever asked for help when I really needed it.
- Never have I ever got back in touch with someone I had lost touch with.
- Never have I ever kept a promise that cost me something.
- Never have I ever written a letter to my future self.
- Never have I ever taught myself a skill from scratch.
Play never have I ever online
Letternerd’s Never have I ever is for 3 to 16 players. A prompt appears and everyone owns up all at once on their own phone, so nobody waits to see what the others say first. The twist is the scoring: standing alone is worth the most, so the one person who has done it wins the round.
Host a room and send the link to your group chat or drop it into a video call. Everyone plays in the browser as a guest. If your group is spread across time zones, run the room over several days and let people answer when they are free.
- Never have I ever3–16 players · 8 minOwn up all at once. Standing alone is worth the most.
- Secret drop3–12 players · 12 minEveryone drops a secret. Nobody knows whose is whose.
- Guess who3–12 players · 12 minOne friend answers. Everyone else guesses what they said.
- Truth or dare3–12 players · 12 minPick a truth or a dare, film it, and the room votes for the best clip.
Want more secrets and fewer scores? Secret drop has everyone drop a secret, and nobody knows whose is whose. More of the same kind are in anonymous games.
Play the games from this post
Free in your browser. Share the room code and everyone joins from their own phone, no signup.
- Never have I ever3–16 players · 8 minOwn up all at once. Standing alone is worth the most.
- Secret drop3–12 players · 12 minEveryone drops a secret. Nobody knows whose is whose.
- Guess who3–12 players · 12 minOne friend answers. Everyone else guesses what they said.
- Great Minds3–12 players · 9 minAnswer at the same time. Score only if you side with the crowd.
- Truth or dare3–12 players · 12 minPick a truth or a dare, film it, and the room votes for the best clip.
- Would you rather2–16 players · 8 minTwo impossible choices. Pick a side and defend it.
Frequently asked questions
What are some clean never have I ever questions?
Everyday slip-ups make the best clean prompts: walking into a glass door, waving at the wrong person, falling asleep in a film. Every question on this page is clean and suitable for teens.
How do you play never have I ever over text?
One person sends a prompt to the group, and everyone replies with “have” or “never”, plus the story if there is one. Keep score with five lives each, or play Letternerd’s version from a shared link.
Can you play never have I ever online with friends?
Yes. Letternerd’s Never have I ever is free in the browser for 3 to 16 players. Share a room code or link and everyone answers on their own phone, with no download or account.
How many people do you need for never have I ever?
Three or more is best, because the fun is seeing who owns up. With two people, try a question game made for pairs, such as This or That or Get to Know You.