Hangman words
Top 10 word lists for hangman

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   18
Buckingham Palace   17
Independence Day   16
holiday paradise   16
romantic affair   15
nipple piercing   15
remote control   14
Valentines Day   14
cherry blossom   14
Atlantic 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.