Word Games with a 10 year old

Word games can be confusing! Don't get me wrong - I love word games. Trying to play them with a 10 year old is where confusion comes in. On Sunday, Tanner convinced Brienne to play Taboo with him. I listened in...

Tanner: The middle part of an egg.
Brienne: Yolk
Tanner: Yes, and the opposite of old
Brienne: Young
Tanner: No. Something different that's the opposite of old.
Brienne: New?
Tanner: Yes. Now put them together.
Brienne: New yolk... New York?
Tanner: Yes!

Confusing? Yes, but it's also good for a laugh.
Don't ask me how he tried to get her to guess the word TROUT. (He was trying to get her to guess "route" and then "add a T at the beginning"). That thought process was way too complicated!