the game is played in two parts. the first part of the game has two contestants and two celebrities. both contestants play 30-second rounds where they try to get five words from clues given by their celebrity partner. clues have to be one word. the celebrity can give as many clues as they want for each word. they must wait for a response from the contestant before giving a new clue. only one clue can be given at a time. after each contestant plays, they switch partners. the contestant who gets the most words after four rounds wins and moves on to the million dollar password round. if the contestants are tied after four rounds, a tie-breaking word is given to both teams, starting with the team who won a coin toss. the contestant who gets the word wins.