Guess the Dress Game

Press Print this list for a tick sheet: guests guess the bride's dress, one section at a time.

Guess the Dress Game

Your name

  1. Write your name at the top, and beside it your guess for the number of buttons on the dress. That number is the tie-break.
  2. Each line starts with its section. Tick one line in every section: the one you think describes the bride's dress.
  3. The bride fills in one sheet before the party. It stays sealed until every guest has finished.
  4. One point for each section you matched. The closest guess on the buttons breaks a tie.
  1. Silhouette: A-lineFitted at the hips and widening to the hem, like a capital A.
  2. Silhouette: ball gownA close-fitting bodice above a long, very full skirt.
  3. Silhouette: sheathA fitted, straight cut from top to hem.
  4. Silhouette: empireThe bodice ends just below the bust, over a long loose skirt.
  5. Silhouette: princess lineLong panels from top to hem, with no seam at the waist.
  6. Neckline: sweetheartCurved along the bottom edge like the top half of a heart.
  7. Neckline: V-neckTwo diagonal lines from the shoulders that meet on the chest.
  8. Neckline: boat neckHigh and wide, running past the collarbones to both shoulders.
  9. Neckline: off the shoulderLike a boat neck, but lower, sitting below the shoulders.
  10. Neckline: halterStraps that tie or join behind the neck.
  11. Neckline: illusionA low neckline with sheer fabric or lace rising above it.
  12. Sleeves: none, and no strapsStrapless: the arms and shoulders are bare.
  13. Sleeves: spaghetti strapsVery thin straps over the shoulders and no sleeve.
  14. Sleeves: cap sleevesShort sleeves that reach barely over the shoulder.
  15. Sleeves: three-quarterThey end midway between the elbow and the wrist.
  16. Sleeves: longThey cover the whole arm, shoulder to wrist.
  17. Back: open and cut lowThe fabric dips so that the back shows.
  18. Back: buttons from the neck downSmall buttons run down the middle.
  19. Back: laced with ribbonRibbon crosses from side to side and ties in a bow.
  20. Back: covered, zipper hiddenPlain fabric to the top, with a zipper nobody sees.
  21. Hem and train: tea lengthThe hem stops above the ankle, and nothing trails.
  22. Hem and train: high-low hemShorter in front and dipping lower behind.
  23. Hem and train: floor length, no trainThe hem reaches the floor and stops there.
  24. Hem and train: sweep trainA short train that may just sweep the ground.
  25. Hem and train: chapel trainA medium train, up to about five feet long.
  26. Hem and train: cathedral trainA long train that can reach about eight feet.
  27. Fabric: mostly satinA weave with a glossy, smooth surface.
  28. Fabric: mostly laceDecorative openwork, with the holes there by design.
  29. Fabric: mostly tulleVery fine netting with small openings.
  30. Fabric: mostly chiffonSheer, lightweight woven cloth.
  31. Fabric: mostly taffetaA crisp, smooth woven cloth.
  32. Shade: pure whiteWhite, with no tint of any other color.
  33. Shade: ivoryOff-white with a very slight tint of yellow.
  34. Shade: champagneA very pale yellowish tint, close to beige.
  35. Shade: not white at allAny other color, from pale pink to black.

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How it works

The guess the dress game is a bridal shower sheet of dress terms in sections, from silhouette to shade of white, each with a plain description. Guests tick one line a section, and the bride's own sheet is the key.

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Before the shower

Press Print this list and give one copy to the bride. She ticks the line in each section that describes her dress and seals the sheet in an envelope. Copy the page for the guests.

At the shower

Guests tick one line in every section and write a number of buttons beside their name as the tie-break. Open the envelope and read out the key: one point a section. In the box under the button, The veil is a short second sheet about the veil.

Tips
  • A dress of two fabrics? The bride ticks the one that covers more of it, which is why those lines say mostly.

Questions and answers

How do you play guess the dress?

Before the shower the bride fills in one sheet about her wedding dress and seals it. Each guest ticks a guess in every section, and the sheet that matches hers in the most sections wins.

How does the guess the dress free printable sheet work?

It prints as one list with the rules at the top and a tick box on every line. Each line begins with its section, such as Neckline: sweetheart, so the sheet reads in order from silhouette to shade.

What do the dress words mean?

Every line has a short description. An A-line is fitted at the hips and widens to the hem, and a chapel train is a medium train, up to about five feet long. The descriptions follow Wikipedia's article on each term.

What if the dress fits no line in a section?

The bride ticks the closest line, and that is the answer for the game. The sheet has no mermaid or trumpet line: it prints only terms we could check against a source.

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Silhouette 5

  • Silhouette: A-line Fitted at the hips and widening to the hem, like a capital A.
  • Silhouette: ball gown A close-fitting bodice above a long, very full skirt.
  • Silhouette: empire The bodice ends just below the bust, over a long loose skirt.
  • Silhouette: princess line Long panels from top to hem, with no seam at the waist.
  • Silhouette: sheath A fitted, straight cut from top to hem.

Neckline 6

  • Neckline: boat neck High and wide, running past the collarbones to both shoulders.
  • Neckline: halter Straps that tie or join behind the neck.
  • Neckline: illusion A low neckline with sheer fabric or lace rising above it.
  • Neckline: off the shoulder Like a boat neck, but lower, sitting below the shoulders.
  • Neckline: sweetheart Curved along the bottom edge like the top half of a heart.
  • Neckline: V-neck Two diagonal lines from the shoulders that meet on the chest.

Sleeves 5

  • Sleeves: cap sleeves Short sleeves that reach barely over the shoulder.
  • Sleeves: long They cover the whole arm, shoulder to wrist.
  • Sleeves: none, and no straps Strapless: the arms and shoulders are bare.
  • Sleeves: spaghetti straps Very thin straps over the shoulders and no sleeve.
  • Sleeves: three-quarter They end midway between the elbow and the wrist.
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Back 4

  • Back: buttons from the neck down Small buttons run down the middle.
  • Back: covered, zipper hidden Plain fabric to the top, with a zipper nobody sees.
  • Back: laced with ribbon Ribbon crosses from side to side and ties in a bow.
  • Back: open and cut low The fabric dips so that the back shows.

Hem and train 6

  • Hem and train: cathedral train A long train that can reach about eight feet.
  • Hem and train: chapel train A medium train, up to about five feet long.
  • Hem and train: floor length, no train The hem reaches the floor and stops there.
  • Hem and train: high-low hem Shorter in front and dipping lower behind.
  • Hem and train: sweep train A short train that may just sweep the ground.
  • Hem and train: tea length The hem stops above the ankle, and nothing trails.

Fabric 5

  • Fabric: mostly chiffon Sheer, lightweight woven cloth.
  • Fabric: mostly lace Decorative openwork, with the holes there by design.
  • Fabric: mostly satin A weave with a glossy, smooth surface.
  • Fabric: mostly taffeta A crisp, smooth woven cloth.
  • Fabric: mostly tulle Very fine netting with small openings.

Shade of white 4

  • Shade: champagne A very pale yellowish tint, close to beige.
  • Shade: ivory Off-white with a very slight tint of yellow.
  • Shade: not white at all Any other color, from pale pink to black.
  • Shade: pure white White, with no tint of any other color.

Veil 4

  • Veil: a lace mantilla A lace or silk veil worn over the head and shoulders.
  • Veil: none Nothing covers the hair or the face.
  • Veil: over the face for the walk in It is lifted during the ceremony.
  • Veil: worn back, off the face It hangs behind the head for the whole ceremony.

How this list was compiled: Written by the Game Night Generator editors on 2026-10-02: a guess-the-dress tick sheet of 39 lines in 8 sections. Own work for the sheet, the sections and the wording. Each dress term and its one-line description was checked on 2026-10-02 against the English Wikipedia article listed on the line (text under CC BY-SA 4.0), in our own words: A-line (clothing), Backless dress, Ball gown, Champagne (color), Chiffon (fabric), Empire silhouette, Hemline, Ivory (color), Lace, Mantilla, Neckline, Princess line, Satin, Sheath dress, Sleeve, Spaghetti strap, Taffeta, Train (clothing), Tulle (netting) (all under https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/). The lines about the back, pure white, a color that is not white and how a veil is worn are plain descriptions and name no term. Left out because no article we read defined them plainly: the mermaid and trumpet silhouettes and the named veil lengths. The train lengths are the article's figures, rounded as it gives them. Licence: own work