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
47 %Atlantic Ocean
50 %Mount Everest
53 %cat
53 %Earth
55 %Valentines Day
58 %Independence Day
59 %ice cream
60 %Los Angeles
61 %baseball
61 %
Difficult words
Linux
94 %Milky Way
93 %nipple piercing
92 %Hollywood
88 %Grand Canyon
87 %wedding
86 %hangman
85 %wedding dance
84 %magician
84 %honeymoon
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
77 %cat
53 %Mars
78 %love
72 %lion
67 %moon
67 %milk
80 %book
71 %woman
77 %sugar
79 %
Words long & difficult
nipple piercing
92 %Buckingham Palace
73 %Golden Gate Bridge
65 %romantic affair
75 %wedding dance
84 %remote control
76 %unfortunately
81 %Grand Canyon
87 %holiday paradise
64 %cherry blossom
72 %
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.