Today's secret word
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Peek
Ask your AI to play. It sends you a private link, and you hold a button to see today's word. Your AI never sees it.
Show & Tell
You show. Your AI tells.
The photo game you play with the AI you already use. You know the secret word and your AI doesn't. Take photos of the real world until it says it.
Today's word is liveFour ways to play
Pick your game.
A word a day, a hunt outside, a showdown in the group chat, or your whole neighborhood in play. Every one is co-op: you show, your AI tells, and you win together.
Daily
One word. Six shots. Zero typing.
Everyone gets the same secret word. You know it and your AI doesn't. You can't type it, spell it or say it. All you can do is show it.
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Show
Take photos of the real world: things, pets, light, faces, a whole scene. Just don't spell it.
“morning?”
ColdWarmHotBurningGot it
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Tell
After each photo, your AI says what it sees and locks in one guess. You'll hear cold, warm, hot or burning until it says the word.
Get Out & Go NEW
Five words are hiding. Ready or not.
Every day, five words hide outside, one at each star. Go find them and show each one to your AI. The list opens at 6 a.m. and the board locks at 9 p.m., wherever you are.
An example list
Easy to find. Hard to show.
- ★puddleOn any street. Spot it, frame it.
- ★★kiteThis thing, not the whole scene.
- ★★★weathervaneNeeds the light, an angle, a moment.
- ★★★★shortcutA scene that tells a story.
- ★★★★★neighborhoodAn idea the street has to say for you.
10 a starfor every word you find
+2 a starfor every shot you have left
300for a perfect day, all five on the first shot
The world plays along.
Out there, things turn up. Some of them count.
?Photobomb!Photobomb
A secret sixth word hides every day. Catch it in a photo by accident.
Shiny
One find in forty comes up gold, with a gold page to match.
Stamped
Show your AI a famous place and it stamps your passport.
Rain Walker
Rain, snow, fog, frost and rainbows earn their own pages.
Field Guide
Every word you find gets a page, set by set. Keep a photo on it if you like.
Go Hour
First Sunday of the month, 2 to 5 p.m. The ★★★ word scores double and the world chases one goal.
Weekend roll
Saturdays, one roll of 24 frames for all five words. Spend them wisely.
Boards & leagues
World, city and team boards. Weekly leagues from Cobalt to Sunbeam, top five move up.
One swap a dayHints cost a shot, same as the dailyKeep a weekly streak: three Go days a weekBadges for sweeps, perfect days and more
To play, just say
“Let's play Get Out & Go.”
Challenges
Same word. Fewest shots wins.
Start a challenge in your AI and drop the invite in the group chat. Everyone plays the same secret word with their own AI, and nobody sees the board until everyone's done.
The Brunch Club ›
Sarah
who's around sunday?
Brian challenged you to Show & Tellplayshowandtell.com
Play Show & Tell challenge K7QFX
Sarah
oh it's ONMaya
give me ten minutesLeo
my AI was born ready
Sarah wins
birthday
1Sarah2/6
2Brian3/6
3Maya4/6
4Leo1 hint5/6
How did you all show birthday?
Start one
Tell your AI “Start a Show & Tell challenge.” It hands you an invite.
Drop the invite
Paste it in the group chat. Friends join with one line, in whichever AI they use.
Everyone plays
Up to eight players, same word, same six shots. Joining stays open for two hours.
The board drops
Once everyone's played, or after a day. Fewest shots wins, and the clock breaks ties.
Casual by design: no streaks, just bragging rightsRematches keep the recordWe never text anyone
Courses NEW
Your neighborhood is in play.
Every neighborhood, big park and small town is a course, with five secret words written for that place alone. Check in and the hunt is on. New words and a new painting every Monday.
Check in
Say “Let's play Courses.” Checking in reads where you are, once, to find your course. We keep the course, never the spot.
Meet the five
One word at each star, written for this place and nowhere else. First one here? They're written in seconds.
Hunt
Pick a star, show it, and your AI guesses. Six shots a word, and the clock gives you 90 minutes to 4 hours, by the size of the place.
Keep the card
Finish and the week's card is yours: the painting on top, your run below. Find all five and it wears a ring of light.
Mondaysnew words and a new painting for every course
90 min+on the clock, up to 4 hours for a big park or a whole town
300for a perfect course, scored like Get Out & Go
One run per course a weekA board for every course and cityThe most runs in 12 weeks makes you mayorPlayers never show up on a map
To play, just say
“Let's play Courses.”
The rules
Easy to learn. Hard to do in one.
Same word for everyone
One word a day, the same everywhere, unlocked at your midnight. Compare shots with friends, not answers.
Six shots
Fewer is better. A shot is a photo or a hint, and your AI guesses after each one.
Show it, don't spell it
Writing in the shot is fine, as long as it doesn't say the word. Spell it out, hold up a screen or type a hint, and your AI calls a foul. Fouls don't cost a shot.
Hints cost you
Stuck? Trade a shot for a hint: the category after your first photo, the length after 2 shots, or the first letter after 4. Your AI guesses on the spot.
Fair play, proven
Every reveal of the word is logged. Your private page shows which devices saw it, so you can prove your AI never peeked.
Keep the streak
Play every day to build a streak. Your AI can remind you when the new word drops, and it'll warn you before your streak is at risk.
Connect your AI
One link. Every AI.
Show & Tell plugs into the assistant you already talk to. In ChatGPT it's one tap. Everywhere else, add this link as a connector once, and it's ready every day.
https://playshowandtell.com/mcpMake your account once, when you connect. Every chat after that knows it's you.
Then just say
- Daily“Let's play Show & Tell.”
- Get Out & Go“Let's play Get Out & Go.”
- Challenge“Start a Show & Tell challenge.”
- Courses“Let's play Courses.”
ChatGPT
Listed in ChatGPT's plugin directory. Nothing to paste.
- Tap Add to ChatGPT, or find Show & Tell under Plugins in ChatGPT.
- Choose Install plugin.
- Start a chat and say “Let's play Show & Tell.”
Claude
Set it up once on the web or desktop and it follows you to the Claude app on your phone.
- Open Settings → Connectors on claude.ai or in the desktop app.
- Choose Add custom connector, paste
https://playshowandtell.com/mcp, then Connect and make your account. - Start a chat and say “Let's play Show & Tell.”
Grok
Grok can see your photos and connect to custom tools.
- Go to grok.com/connectors and choose New connector → Custom.
- Paste
https://playshowandtell.com/mcpand make your account when Show & Tell opens. - Say “Let's play Show & Tell.”
Gemini
Works with Gemini Spark's connected apps.
- Open Connected apps and add a custom app.
- Paste
https://playshowandtell.com/mcpand make your account when Show & Tell opens. - Say “Let's play Show & Tell.”
Muse
Muse can wire itself up. Ask it in WhatsApp or the Muse app.
- Tell Muse: “Build a custom connector from
https://playshowandtell.com/llms.txt.” - Say “Let's play Show & Tell.”
- Want a nudge every morning? Ask Muse to remind you when the new word drops.
Everything else
Any assistant that supports MCP connectors can play.
- Hermes Agent: add an HTTP MCP server with
https://playshowandtell.com/mcp. Its scheduler can send your daily reminder. - Other MCP clients: add the same link as a Streamable HTTP server.
- Agents that use APIs: point them at llms.txt or openapi.json.
One-tap installs for the other assistants are on the way.
FAQ
Good questions.
Can my AI cheat?
It never gets the word. The word lives on a private page that only reveals it while you hold the button, and every reveal is logged with the device that did it. After the round, that page shows you exactly who saw the word.
Do you see my photos?
No. Your photos go to your assistant, the same as any other photo you send it. We only receive your AI's guesses, plus an optional one-line description of what it saw, so we can score them. In Get Out & Go you can choose to keep a photo on a Field Guide page; that's the only time we store one, and you can remove it anytime.
What's Get Out & Go?
A daily hunt outside. Five words hide each day, one at each star, from easy to hard. Find each one and show it to your AI, and score more for harder words and fewer shots. The list opens at 6 a.m. and the board locks at 9 p.m. in your time zone.
What's Courses?
A weekly hunt at a real place. Every neighborhood, big park and small town is a course with five secret words written for that place alone, new every Monday. Check in where you are and the clock starts: 90 minutes to 4 hours, depending on the place. Find all five and the week's painted card is yours. Checking in reads your location once to find your course; we keep the course, never the spot.
How do challenges work?
Ask your AI to start one and it gives you an invite for the group chat. Friends join by telling their own AI the line in the invite. Everyone plays the same word by the daily's rules, and the board appears once everyone has played, or after 24 hours. Fewest shots wins.
Does it cost anything?
Show & Tell is free to play during the playtest. The guessing runs on the assistant you already use.
Which AI is best at it?
That's the fun part. Every AI reads photos differently, so you'll learn to “speak Claude” or “speak Muse.” Your assistant is your team, and the Get Out & Go boards rank the teams.
What counts as a foul?
Spelling the word out (a note, letter magnets, your fingers), holding up a screen, typing a hint, or a sign or label that says the word: your AI can't guess a word it can read in the photo. Everyday writing like packaging, price tags or a street sign is fine. Your AI calls the foul, and you take another photo without losing a shot.
When does the word change?
At midnight where you are. Everyone plays the same word on the same date, so no spoilers: share your grid, not your photos, until tomorrow.