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
Atlantic Ocean 51 %Easter 53 %cat 55 %Los Angeles 59 %ice cream 59 %Earth 60 %Golden Gate Bridge 61 %beautiful 62 %Valentines Day 64 %holiday paradise 64 %Difficult words
Milky Way 93 %Linux 92 %Hollywood 92 %fantasy 91 %wedding 90 %magician 89 %sugar 88 %woman 87 %newspaper 85 %Washington 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 55 %Mars 83 %love 74 %lion 74 %moon 77 %milk 80 %book 81 %woman 87 %sugar 88 %Words long & difficult
nipple piercing 85 %Buckingham Palace 73 %romantic affair 78 %Golden Gate Bridge 61 %Independence Day 66 %wedding dance 81 %remote control 74 %holiday paradise 64 %cherry blossom 72 %cheeseburger 83 %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.
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