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 50 %Atlantic Ocean 51 %Mount Everest 55 %cat 56 %Earth 57 %ice cream 60 %Valentines Day 61 %Los Angeles 61 %holiday paradise 62 %Independence Day 63 %Difficult words
Milky Way 94 %Linux 93 %nipple piercing 92 %Hollywood 88 %wedding 87 %wedding dance 86 %magician 86 %Grand Canyon 86 %newspaper 85 %honeymoon 85 %Long words
Golden Gate Bridge 18Buckingham Palace 17Independence Day 16holiday paradise 16romantic affair 15nipple piercing 15remote control 14Valentines Day 14cherry blossom 14Atlantic Ocean 14Short words
Sex 75 %cat 56 %Mars 81 %love 74 %lion 70 %moon 71 %milk 83 %book 76 %woman 78 %sugar 83 %Words long & difficult
nipple piercing 92 %Buckingham Palace 74 %Golden Gate Bridge 66 %romantic affair 77 %wedding dance 86 %remote control 77 %Grand Canyon 86 %cherry blossom 73 %unfortunately 78 %Independence Day 63 %Ideas / inspirations
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