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
cat
44 %Atlantic Ocean
45 %Easter
47 %Valentines Day
49 %ice cream
50 %Earth
50 %lion
51 %holiday paradise
51 %beautiful
51 %Los Angeles
52 %
Difficult words
Hollywood
87 %wedding
85 %woman
84 %magician
82 %Linux
81 %peace
80 %Milky Way
79 %fantasy
79 %nipple piercing
78 %coffee cup
78 %
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
62 %cat
44 %Mars
77 %love
67 %lion
51 %moon
63 %milk
73 %book
74 %woman
84 %sugar
76 %
Words long & difficult
nipple piercing
78 %Buckingham Palace
61 %romantic affair
67 %Golden Gate Bridge
54 %remote control
67 %wedding dance
72 %Independence Day
58 %cherry blossom
66 %cheeseburger
77 %Thanksgiving
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.