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
44 %Mount Everest
46 %cat
46 %Earth
51 %Atlantic Ocean
51 %Independence Day
54 %Valentines Day
55 %Los Angeles
55 %Halloween
58 %baseball
58 %
Difficult words
nipple piercing
96 %Milky Way
91 %Linux
91 %Hollywood
86 %wedding
83 %unfortunately
83 %flamingo
83 %wedding dance
82 %newspaper
82 %honeymoon
82 %
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
78 %cat
46 %Mars
74 %love
67 %lion
64 %moon
64 %milk
77 %book
66 %woman
73 %sugar
77 %
Words long & difficult
nipple piercing
96 %Buckingham Palace
79 %Golden Gate Bridge
61 %unfortunately
83 %wedding dance
82 %romantic affair
70 %remote control
73 %Grand Canyon
82 %Olympic Games
75 %Good morning!
74 %
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.