Bananagrams

Fast, cross-word tile game — no board, no turn order. Race to arrange all your letter tiles into a connected grid.

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What is Bananagrams?

Bananagrams is a fast letter-tile word game invented by Abraham Nathanson in 2006 and packaged in an iconic banana-shaped zippered pouch. Players race — without turns or a board — to arrange their letter tiles into a connected crossword-style grid. Whenever anyone builds their entire hand in they shout 'Peel!' and everyone must take a new tile. First to use all their tiles when the central pool is empty wins ('Bananas!').

Quick facts

Category

Tile Games

Type

Individual

Players

1–8

Where played

indoor

Country of origin

🇺🇸 United States

Estimated origin

2006, Abraham Nathanson (Rhode Island); UK launch 2008

Olympic

No

Popularity

global

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified