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   52 %
Atlantic Ocean   54 %
cat   58 %
ice cream   59 %
Earth   59 %
Los Angeles   61 %
Independence Day   61 %
Sex   61 %
holiday paradise   61 %
Valentines Day   63 %


Difficult words

Linux   93 %
wedding   92 %
Hollywood   92 %
fantasy   89 %
Milky Way   88 %
magician   88 %
sugar   86 %
woman   86 %
nipple piercing   86 %
newspaper   86 %


Long words

Golden Gate Bridge   18
Buckingham Palace   17
Independence Day   16
holiday paradise   16
romantic affair   15
nipple piercing   15
remote control   14
Valentines Day   14
cherry blossom   14
Atlantic Ocean   14


Short words

Sex   61 %
cat   58 %
Mars   76 %
love   65 %
lion   63 %
moon   68 %
milk   82 %
book   80 %
woman   86 %
sugar   86 %


Words long & difficult

nipple piercing   86 %
Buckingham Palace   71 %
romantic affair   78 %
Golden Gate Bridge   63 %
cherry blossom   79 %
wedding dance   79 %
Grand Canyon   84 %
Good morning!   77 %
remote control   71 %
wedding dress   76 %


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.