[1][2] Two teams compete for a chance to win $10,000 by describing and guessing words similar to the main game of Pyramid.

A category is announced (by the contestant's choice in season two), and one teammate is shown a word fitting it.

A correct guess scores 100 points and gives a new word to the guesser, who begins describing it for the next teammate in line.

Each team gets one turn in this Round 3, choosing who will give and receive clues for 60 seconds.

If the score is tied after Round 3, a tiebreaker is played in which the host reads a list of pre-written clues to a word.

In addition, unlike the first two rounds, passing always gives the incoming giver a new word (the same goes if an illegal clue is given or a player whose not taking a turn guessing calls out an answer).