Two things happen behind the scenes on this site: words get added to or removed from the generator's pool, and guides get written about how to use those words. This page explains how both of those processes actually work.
How the Word List Gets Built
The pool currently holds 119 words split across nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Each one is chosen by hand rather than pulled automatically from a dictionary API, specifically to filter out proper nouns, technical jargon, and anything that reads awkwardly out of context, the kind of word that stalls a Pictionary round instead of sparking one. Candidate words come from general-vocabulary lists used in classrooms and from words that came up naturally while writing this site's own guides.
Reviewing Additions and Removals
When a word gets flagged, whether a teacher reports it as unsuitable for younger players or a reader points out that it is too obscure for general use, it gets a second look before the list changes. Removals move faster than additions: keeping the pool free of confusing entries matters more than growing it quickly.
How the Guides Get Written
The games, writing prompts, and vocabulary techniques described on this site are written by a contributor whose beat covers language tools and everyday technology, and they are based on games and methods that have actually been run, not just described secondhand. Party game rules are checked against how groups commonly play them, and vocabulary techniques draw on established practice in language learning rather than an invented method.
Corrections
If a guide gets a game rule wrong, or a technique does not hold up the way it is described, send a note through the contact page. Corrections go directly into the article itself rather than into a separate errata list, so the fix shows up wherever the guide gets read.