User Reviews

Please give losers prizes at least as nice as the viewers receive. Reward them for their time & effort. It's costly to leave home & work to play the game.as contestants, They entertain an audience. Thank you.

We do love this game show, but it is disappointing and almost embarrassing to see the laughably cheap consolation prizes they award to the super fan and the losing contestants. A copy of their home game?? $250 worth of Avon skin care products? A gift certificate for Buttercloth??? Good lord, how cheap can they be? Contestants and the Super Fan deserve so much more.

We also watch $100,000 Pyramid and it is astonishing how much money the contestants can make. The $10,000 grand prize in 25 Words Or Less pales in comparison.

Oh, and what's up with the fake audience sounds?? Can they not afford a theater with a live audience?

The round where they build the answer board is too important to the outcome and should be controlled by a contestant, not a celebrity. Both in terms of points possible and quality of clues, this round really pretty much determines which team wins. Have one contestant run that for each team and then the winning team has the other contestant giving clues in the money round. Otherwise I like the 2 celeb setup better than the 4. Just that one thing doesn't give the contestants enough control over the outcome and they are the ones with the most to gain/lose. I know a lot of people want more celeb screen time for entertainment purposes but it's not right that the people who have their winnings on the line should have so little control over whether they get the chance for the money round. I find it just as entertaining either way really- I could enjoy it with no celebs.

Consistency needs to be established for prize quality from one episode to the next.

Also they need to be more consistent with the rules- the judging on what is or isn't allowed is very inconsistent, both on similar words and also facial gestures. Maybe have more specific rules, like I don't know if two words have the same root word or have 3 or more letters in the same position- but just whatever the rules they need to be more consistent.

Same thing for Meredith commenting during play, like saying "only 3 words left" or warning that the time is almost up... either have her do that stuff on everyone or nobody. It might help some or others might find that it is worse because it increases the pressure, but the fact she does it sometimes but not on others, or sometimes reminding some at the beginning of a round to pay attention to time or anything else that could be construed as her giving help, as the host, needs to be very consistent, so if she can't remember to do it every time then she needs to stop altogether.

Fairness, fairness, fairness!!!

Started watching this several months ago. Sad to see others comparing it to other game shows. It is fun to watch. Especially to see how into winning the guest stars are. The show flies by. Everyone involved, including me, is having such a good time. I sit and call out the perfect match for a word. They must hear me, because so often they agree. Give this shows a chance. Tune in and enjoy.

I love this show, BUT, the Superfan stuff takes up too much time. Another round could be played in the time it takes to introduce a superfan and tell what he/she will win, blah blah blah. Slows the pace of the show and it is boring. Do another round instead!

This game show reminds of the classic Password with a faster pace. Fun with words.

What is this Butterworth prize everyday or so? Isn't this just a clothing co. For men? What are the girls supposed to enjoy for their efforts? Also there is no info about the length of the vacation prize. Two days, or 5 .

I adore 25 Words or Less! Have been a Meredith Vieira fan since The View and this show gives her the off-the-cuff freedom that a more structured show like Millionaire didn't. The 'Celebrity Friends' are all terrific, especially Melissa Peterman, Greg Grunberg and Steven Weber. The Covid forced changes made for the 2nd Season have furthered its connection to Password and has actually made me enjoy the game more!

I'm also glad that the consolation Vacations don't involve those ridiculous Caravan bus tours anymore (thanks, Covid). I always felt bad during Season 1 when someone "won" a 9 day Bus tour of New England.. Nothing says 'Job Well Done' like sitting on a full coach bus with broken AC on a hot fall day while the stranger in front of you chows down on Clam Chowder and a Tuna Fish Sub from a gas station Subway while driving through Springfield, Massachusetts!

Do the producers make Meredith say the same 2 phrases every single show? They are "We're just getting warmed up" and "You're not going home empty handed.". Good grief! It's incredibly irritating.

It's a cute show but Meredith Vieira literally ruins it like I can't even explain how terrible she is. Game is fun.

This show is very entertaining, but the judging is inconsistent , which I find unfair. One player was able to use " billionaire" as a clue for "millionaire" on one show, but on another the contestant was dinged. Also one contestant used beemer as a clue for BMW and it got through, and she went on to win the big $. Meredith very often forgets to ask how they plan to use the 10 K, which I find interesting. She often is trying to compete being funny w/ the other celebrities, and gets caught up in the moment. I enjoy most of the celebrity contestants, but wish Meredith would let the players share more about themselves when it's their time to to introduce themselves, instead of focusing on the lucky "guests'

We love to watch the show but we would love for both teams to be able to finish colored round and get the 1000 points if they finish no matter if they already beat the other team.

Is this show produced in Vietnam? With prizes of a toaster and air fryer ..... OMG !! You got to be kidding ! They need to revamp this show and consider what they are offering as prizes. This is 2022.

I really like this show and plan on buying the home edition. However, I don't like the new format. Four (4) celebrities make the show much more entertaining with their interactions. Meredith is a great host.

They used to give good prizes now for the losers they give their game which you can buy for under $20 not very good. Prize if you ask me. I like the show I think they have good people on the show but they could do better with their prize for the losers they used to have better ones they need to go back to that and forget the game or give that also.

I actually love this game show and would watch it everyday if I could. My stopping point is Meredith. I look at the other reviews and wonder if they're seeing the same show I am. Meredith has the personality of a gnat. In fact, she's downright rude at times. They could do SO much better and I wish they would because I find myself changing the channel because of her even when I want to watch the game. As for the format, I did think it was fun with four celebrity contestants because they played off of each other, but two is fine as well. It would be nice if they engaged the contestants a bit more. Sorry Meredith, but I don't think this is a good fit for you.

So unfair when the celebrities blow it. It's usually a new celebrity's first time and they just blow it. I think they should have to practice till they can do it in a timely manner. Ruins a lot of good players games, by overextending themselves by picking words they have no idea how to give clues to or being so unaware of the time they are wasting just stumbling around. It's really annoying when you watch them lose the game for the players by their ineptness. Need to be more rigorous screening the celebrities it's not about them it's about the contestants. They take chances and don't deliver the goods. Two days in a row this celeb makes contestants lose. Needs to be removed.

Jane Lynch is useless. It's not fair to other players to have someone who has as few skills as Jane Lynch. She always chooses the easiest words so she can't compete with the other players on the other team. And she doesn't know what she's doing. Get rid of her. Get a player who is competitive.

Watch the show ever night. Nice to see with the sad news in the world for a change up. Meredith as always great host and they have good stars to help contestants. So glad when dimple and moving to music left. Like another listener stopped watching while they were on. It keeps asking for more re views, this is all I have to say.

Such a delight to see stars visit this show, but very disheartening when Meredith spent her entire intro time talking with and complementing only one guest star, Carson Kressley. Though very interesting, we would liked to have had equal time spent talking with Jaleel White, as he has been a fave growing up in our homes. Please ensure to provide courtesy (time) to each visiting star on your set, playing this fun game, or we will not take time out of our busily scheduled days to watch this show (- so many options on cable/satellite television today to view, so quite a challenge for a show to earn and maintain viewership... IMPERATIVE that all guests are created equally to keep all viewers entertained.) Thank you.

WAY too much Meredith time. I record the show and then watch it. This 30 minute show can be viewed in less than 10 minutes, by fast forwarding thru the commercials and the camera time for Meredith. Show needs more game time. Listening to Meredith explain the ridiculous easy rules, re-reviewing all of the answers, and talking about the online guests is a total waste of time.

Just wondering if "David and Jessa" will be back as they had to be back at work or as a part of the rules, did their reign end when they had to go back to work? Keep up the excellent word game. Even though my wife and I have seen a bunch of repeats, because of the format of the show we still see the answers coming as new. Tis quite the thing so we continue to enjoy.

As we wait for the new season to start we will enjoy everything that is available. I don't remember if my wife and I came in and started watching at the very beginning, however, I do know that we enjoyed from the our 1st watchings. From Canada to the rest of you. Onward!

I really enjoy this show, and the current format is better than original, but the celebrities have too great a role in determining whether or not their team wins. Repeatedly during the show, contestants are reminded that the outcome of the game is really determined by the round in which their team celebrity constructs an answer board and gives the clues for it. Celebrities determine who wins or loses by the answer boards they create in that final competitive round. It sometimes seems like they aren't really playing to get their team to win. 2 teams of 3 contestants would allow contestants to win or lose based on THEIR choices in that round, instead of letting the celebrities run things. I can't help but think that some losing teams go home believing they would have won if they could have had the power to make the answer board and give the clues themselves. I would watch (even prefer) the show without the celebrities. However, if celebrities and their banter seem essential to the show, then at least let the contestants choose who is to make that answer board and lead that final round. One of the contestants OR the celebrity would play based on the contestants' choice. Then, win or lose, it was their choice.

I loved this show until the new season started. They have gone down to 2 celebrities instead of 4. Since they are usually D listers anyway, 4 is essential. Apparently Meredith needs more eyes on HER. It's coming off my DVR now!