Play Whe Marks
All 36 Play Whe marks with their traditional names, spirit and partner marks. Tap a mark to see what it means, its charts and every time it has played, or search a dream below.
These are traditional Play Whe meanings, part of the game's folklore. Every draw is random and independent.
Play Whe dream meanings
Many Play Whe players choose a mark from a dream. Type what you dreamt about to see the marks it is traditionally linked to.
| Mark | Traditionally linked to |
|---|---|
| 1 Centipede | knife, penknife, small gun, stick, bar, lights |
| 2 Old Lady | an old woman, grandmother |
| 3 Carriage | car, vehicle, hearse, aeroplane, egg |
| 4 Dead Man | death, a death anniversary, coffin |
| 5 Parson Man | priest, pastor, clergy |
| 6 Belly | a hole, belly, pregnancy |
| 7 Hog | old man, sickness, a full bag |
| 8 Tiger | quarrelling, bad temper |
| 9 Cattle | milk, meat |
| 10 Monkey | boy child, mischief, teasing |
| 11 Corbeau | police, black bird, vulture, black pants |
| 12 King | tie pin, saga boy, sweetman, inspector, doctor, ears |
| 13 Crapaud | girl child, hiding, frog |
| 14 Money | money, cash, ears, butterfly |
| 15 Sick Woman | pregnant woman, sickness, hospital |
| 16 Jamette | a rowdy woman, quarrelling, a showdown |
| 17 Pigeon | young girl, a crowd |
| 18 Water Boat | river, boat trip, journey, coffin |
| 19 Horse | danger, haircut, head |
| 20 Dog | bandit, boy child |
| 21 Mouth | talking, cursing, a hole |
| 22 Rat | thief, stealing |
| 23 House | hospital, a big house |
| 24 Queen | coco bay, sores, eye infection |
| 25 Morocoy | fire, tortoise, shell |
| 26 Fowl | crowd, priest, parson, fowl, hen |
| 27 Little Snake | short road, whip, stick, snake |
| 28 Red Fish | rum, drunk, a gift, blood, fish |
| 29 Opium Man | drunkard, drinking |
| 30 House Cat | crying, petty stealing, indoors, cat |
| 31 Parson Wife | praying woman |
| 32 Shrimps | bullet, shrimp |
| 33 Spider | net, crab, bed, money |
| 34 Blind Man | visitor, stranger, cemetery |
| 35 Big Snake | long road, a big snake, snake |
| 36 Donkey | chamber pot, laughing, jackass |
No mark is traditionally linked to that word. Try a simpler word, such as "snake" or "money".
Play Whe marks questions
What is a mark in Play Whe?
A mark is one of the 36 numbers in Play Whe, each with a traditional name. Players say "14 played" or "Money played" for the same result.
What is a spirit mark and a partner mark?
In Play Whe tradition every mark has a spirit, a second mark it is closely linked to, and many also have a partner, a mark of the same family. Players often back a mark together with its spirit or partner. The pairs shown here are the ones on NLCB's own Play Whe poster.
Where do the mark names come from?
They come from Chinapoo, the chart of the old Chinese Whe-Whe game brought to Trinidad, which places the 36 marks on parts of a man's body. Over the years local names such as Corbeau, Crapaud and Jamette became part of it.