Educational game for family A double word is one that consists of two separate words making up one word. Clues, riddles really, are on each card. This is read out. The first player to call out the double word, wins a counter and the first to win 5 counters wins the game. Example of a double word One word = Bild (German term for picture) Other word = Schirm (German term for umbrella) Together they make Bildschirm (German term for screen)