What if you're non-american and you don't know the word you got? I don't think it's always a good idea. With passing you'll lose less points then if you've ran out of time.

If you're in it for the points then you should, but you'll get better at drawing if you have a go at everything.

you could also make a dot on the screen so it wont pass you and then google the word quickly. Even as an American I come across words I don't know sometimes

Well, i usually don't pass unless I have no idea what to draw. I have a laptop pad so detailed drawings look horrible. No one ever gets the hard ones I try to draw.

I'm not native to english language so when i get a word that i have no clue i do the following:
Start drawing something at least a line so that the program doesnt skip you.
Then Search the word in google/images
Then come back and draw it. I learned many words that way.
There is enough time to search and draw afterwards =)

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