Which properties make words difficult?
- short words
- words without frequent letters
- words that are rarely used in the vocabulary
- words in which letters occur multiple times
Which properties make words easy?
- long words
- words with frequent letters
- words that are often used in the vocabulary
- words with many different letters
Which words make fun?
- words that surprise
- long seemingly simple words that are actually difficult
- words with a personal connection
- in most cases simple words → not being able to solve a puzzle generates frustration
- fancy words
- start with easy words and then increase the difficulty level
Easy words
Easter
53 %Atlantic Ocean
53 %cat
54 %Sex
57 %Earth
58 %ice cream
59 %Valentines Day
60 %Independence Day
61 %holiday paradise
61 %Los Angeles
62 %
Difficult words
Hollywood
93 %Linux
92 %wedding
91 %fantasy
90 %Milky Way
88 %sugar
87 %magician
87 %newspaper
86 %hangman
86 %woman
84 %
Long words
Golden Gate Bridge
18Buckingham Palace
17Independence Day
16holiday paradise
16romantic affair
15nipple piercing
15remote control
14Valentines Day
14cherry blossom
14Atlantic Ocean
14
Short words
Sex
57 %cat
54 %Mars
80 %love
69 %lion
65 %moon
72 %milk
81 %book
78 %woman
84 %sugar
87 %
Words long & difficult
nipple piercing
84 %Buckingham Palace
71 %romantic affair
76 %Golden Gate Bridge
62 %cherry blossom
79 %wedding dance
78 %wedding dress
76 %unfortunately
76 %Grand Canyon
82 %remote control
70 %
Ideas / inspirations
No idea yet? Put yourself into the person you are looking for words and then just play a few rounds
hangman. Pay attention which words your target person might like and how easy / difficult they are.