I-spy

British  

noun

1. a game in which one player specifies the initial letter of the name of an object that he can see, which the other players then try to guess

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Example Sentences

The sea-minded can go on a self-guided beach I-spy activity or a nautical flag treasure hunt around the resort.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021

I dreamed of playing "I-spy" through Kenilworth Castle with Shakespeare, Walter Scott, Mary Ann Evans and a youth I used to know in boyhood by the name of Bill Hursey.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great by Hubbard, Elbert

As when she goes out on the sidewalk to play "I-spy" with Georgie, the masterful little boy from next door, and his friends.

From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by Martin, George Madden

He was playing I-spy with Billy Nuthatch, and it was his turn to go and hide, so Robert Robin said, “You may hide just this once, then we must go!”

From Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin by Field, Ben

"Yes, I'll do that if you'll come out afterwards for a game of I-spy 'round the meetin'-house."

From Mr. Stubbs's Brother A Sequel to 'Toby Tyler' by Otis, James