
35 Spicy & Funny Wavelength categories
Spicy and funny Wavelength categories: habits, etiquette, holidays and social rules guaranteed to start a friendly argument.
Every category below is built into the free online game — start a room with this pack just below. Playing at the table instead? Print them as extra cards for the Wavelength board game.
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Clue tip
Describe a situation rather than a thing — “Reclining your seat on a short flight” says it all.
Example
No big deal ↔ Dealbreaker, target near the right: “Chews with mouth open”.
All Hot Takes cards
- 1Unpopular opinion↔Popular opinion
- 2Totally fine at work↔Fireable offense
- 3Not worth the line↔Worth waiting in line for
- 4Should be illegal↔Should be mandatory
- 5Worst holiday↔Best holiday
- 6Petty↔Justified
- 7Fine to be late for↔Never be late for
- 8Fine to cancel↔Never cancel
- 9Rude on a plane↔Fine on a plane
- 10Socially awkward↔Socially smooth
- 11Just text me↔You must call
- 12Waste of money↔Worth splurging on
- 13Waste of time↔Worth learning
- 14Never bring it up↔Great small talk topic
- 15Underreaction↔Overreaction
- 16Not tip-worthy↔Big tip
- 17Least annoying habit↔Most annoying habit
- 18Harmless white lie↔Unforgivable lie
- 19Fine to spoil↔Never spoil
- 20Embarrassing↔Brag-worthy
- 21Optional skill↔Everyone should know this
- 22No big deal↔Dealbreaker
- 23Cute habit↔Annoying habit
- 24Normal flex↔Weird flex
- 25Post it online↔Keep it private
- 26Questionable parenting↔Peak parenting
- 27Should be a workday↔Should be a holiday
- 28Fine to borrow↔Never borrow
- 29Gross habit↔Totally fine habit
- 30Normal to share↔Way too much information
- 31Let it go↔Worth the argument
- 32Needs to be banned↔Needs more of it
- 33Overrated tradition↔Sacred tradition
- 34Lazy shortcut↔Smart life hack
- 35Acceptable at 15↔Acceptable at 50
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