Charaes or charade (pronounced /ʃəˈra:dz/ shə-rahdz or /ʃəˈre(ɪ):dz/ shə-raidz) is a word guessing game. In the form most commonly played today, it is an acting game in which one player acts out a word or phrase, often by pantomiming similar-sounding words, and the other players guess the word or phrase. The idea is to use physical rather than verbal language to convey the meaning to another party. It is also sometimes called Activity, after the board game.