Hangman
Guess the hidden word one letter at a time before the drawing is complete.
Guess the hidden word one letter at a time before the drawing is complete.
Learn how to play Hangman and the letter strategy that saves your guesses, then play the game above.
Guess the hidden word one letter at a time before you run out of wrong guesses.
Try E, A and O early. Most words contain at least one, and knowing the vowels shapes the rest.
Follow with R, S, T, L and N. These appear in a huge share of English words.
Once some letters show, think about likely endings and common letter pairs to narrow the word before guessing rare letters.
Guess the hidden word one letter at a time. Correct letters appear in their positions, and each wrong guess costs you one of a limited number of tries. Reveal the full word before you run out of guesses to win.
Start with common vowels like E, A and O, then move to frequent consonants such as R, S, T, L and N. These letters appear in most English words and reveal the word's shape quickly.
Guess the most common letters first to save your limited wrong guesses, then use the revealed pattern and common letter combinations to work out the word before trying rare letters.