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 37 %Mount Everest 38 %cat 46 %Valentines Day 48 %Earth 48 %Los Angeles 50 %Independence Day 50 %Atlantic Ocean 51 %Halloween 56 %baseball 56 %Difficult words
nipple piercing 94 %Milky Way 90 %Linux 90 %hangman 85 %Hollywood 83 %flamingo 83 %wedding 82 %unfortunately 81 %coffee cup 81 %honeymoon 79 %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 46 %Mars 70 %love 64 %lion 62 %moon 59 %milk 75 %book 66 %woman 70 %sugar 77 %Words long & difficult
nipple piercing 94 %Buckingham Palace 79 %Golden Gate Bridge 63 %unfortunately 81 %wedding dance 77 %romantic affair 65 %remote control 69 %Olympic Games 74 %Good morning! 74 %holiday paradise 60 %Ideas / inspirations
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