Hangman: the complete wiki

How to play

Controls

Try a letter

Tap it on the on-screen keyboard or type it on yours

New word

“New word” button (leaving a word half-guessed counts as a loss)

Play again

Enter or the “Play again” button at the end

Modes and options

Progressive

Starts with easy words, moves to Normal after 3 wins in a row and to Hard after 6.

Easy, Normal, Hard

Only words of that level. The level comes from the word itself: length, rare letters and how many different letters it has.

Rules

• The word is shown as a row of blanks, one per letter.
• Pick a letter: if it’s in the word it appears everywhere it belongs; if not, it counts as a mistake.
• Each letter can only be tried once; used letters stay marked on the keyboard.
• Six mistakes complete the drawing (head, body, two arms and two legs) and the game ends.
• Accents don’t matter in languages that have them: A also finds Á.

Tips

• Start with the commonest vowels (E, A, O) and then frequent consonants like T, N, S and R.
• Read the pattern: a doubled blank or a letter at the end says a lot.
• Short words are harder than they look: there are fewer letters to hit.
• Once you have a few letters, think of whole words before guessing at random.

Common mistakes

• Trying rare consonants first (Q, X, Z): they waste mistakes; vowels and common consonants reveal more.
• Guessing single letters when the pattern already suggests a word: think of whole words.
• Forgetting a letter can appear more than once: when you hit, look at every spot where it showed up.
• Switching words halfway to protect your streak: it counts as a loss.

Mechanics

The tags that describe Hangman. Those with a page lead to similar games.

• 1 player
• Quick games
• Knowledge
• Logic
• Relaxing
• Classic

FAQ

Do words repeat?

Not right away: the game remembers the last words you got in your language and avoids them.

Where are my stats saved?

Only in your browser: games, wins, streaks and the mistakes distribution. No accounts, no servers.