How it works
These detective team names come five at a press, from Alibi Committee to Gumshoes on the Loose. All 113 are made-up team names for detectives at a mystery party, a hunt or a club, with no famous sleuth among them.
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Five sets in the menu
Sleuth, alibi and gumshoe puns is the first set in the menu: Sleuth Seekers, Motive Operandi, Deduction Junction. Mystery party teams has Suspects in the Parlor and Alibis Over Appetizers. Mystery book club and quiz teams has Spoiler Free Sleuths and Paperback Gumshoes.
For a class or a birthday
Kids' detective clubs has 20 names with nothing scarier than a lost lunchbox: Backyard Detective Bureau, Lost Lunchbox Sleuths, Muddy Footprint Detectives and Gumdrop Gumshoes. Choose the set in the menu and each press draws five from it.
Questions and answers
What are good detective team names?
Alibi Committee, Suspect Inspectors, Whodunit Whisperers and Fingerprint Collectors are four. Each is built on a word from a detective story: an alibi, a suspect, a whodunit or a fingerprint.
What are funny detective team names?
Interrogated the Houseplant, Evidence Was a Sandwich, Solved the Wrong Mystery and Culprit Was the Wind are in Funny names for stumped teams, which has 18.
What is a good team name for a mystery dinner party?
Dinner Party Detectives, Mystery Before Dessert, Guests With Alibis and Everyone Is a Suspect are in Mystery party teams, which has 25 names for tables of guests.
Is a famous detective on the list?
No. No detective of a book, a show, a film or a board game is named, and no real case. Code names and secret agents are on the spy team names page.