Whether you’ve played Bingo in person at your local Bingo hall, or virtually via one of the many online platforms available, you’ve more than likely heard the traditional Bingo calls that occur every game.
Each number that is played, has its own unique Bingo call. Some pay homage to moments in history, some nod to politics, and others describe the shape of the number such as 22 resembling two little ducks.
There are a few calls that rhyme with the number it represents within the game, which is what we’re going to delve into in this article. But, before we look closer at the rhyming Bingo calls found here in the UK, let’s first find out what exactly a Bingo call is…
What is a Bingo call?
Bingo calls are used within games of Bingo, both on and offline, as a way to clarify which number is being called out of the 90, sometimes 75, balls that are in play.
When playing at a Bingo hall for instance, if you’re at the back of the hall, some numbers could sound similar to each other when called. So to help clarify what number is being called, and to ease any potential confusion, Bingo calls are used.
Bingo calls that rhyme
Now for the bit you’ve all been waiting for – the section of the article that reveals what numbers have a Bingo call that rhymes with the number itself. Are you ready to get rhyming?
3 – Cup of tea
4 – Knock at the door
5 – Man alive
8 – Garden gate
15 – Young and keen
20 – Getting plenty
23 – Thee and me
25 – Duck and dive
26 – Pick and mix
27 – Gateway to heaven
28 – In a state / Overweight
29 – Rise and shine
30 – Dirty Gertie
31 – Get up and run
33 – Dirty knee
34 – Ask for more
37 – More than eleven
46 – Up to tricks
51 – Tweak of the thumb
52 – Danny La Rue
53 – Stuck in a tree
54 – Clean the floor
58 – Make them wait
61 – Baker’s bun
62 – Turn the screw / Tickety-boo
63 – Tickle me
64 – Red raw
66 – Clickety click
67 – Stairway to heaven
68 – Pick a mate
71 – Bang on the drum
73 – Queen bee
74 – Hit the floor
79 – One more time
81 – Stop and run
82 – Straight on through
83 – Time for tea
85 – Staying alive
86 – Between the sticks
87 – Torquay in Devon
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Now you know all the rhyming Bingo calls used within the UK, will you be listening out for them a little more than you used to, when you next grab your dauber, physically or virtually, and head to one of the many Bingo games taking place?
Whatever you do with this new rhyming information, we hope this article has helped you to understand the rhymes within the Bingo lingo world, and why using Bingo calls is so important to all that play worldwide.
