Good Hangman Words by Topic, Length and Guess Level

Q: What are good hangman words for seniors?

Familiar words of a fair length. Easy everyday words holds 44, such as Newspaper, Telephone and Anniversary, and all 44 scored easy. For a day room, copy the blanks large onto a whiteboard.

Q: Are these good hangman words for adults?

Yes. Adults get most from the 51 Phrases and sayings and the 26 Tricky classics, short traps such as Fjord, Queue and Rhythm. To keep the hangman words easy for a mixed table, choose More filters and press Easy to guess: 226 words cost two misses or fewer.

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Good Hangman Words by Topic, Length and Guess Level

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Passport8 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The little book you show at the border.
Souvenir8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Something small you bring home from a trip.
Kindergarten12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The school year before first grade.
Magazine8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A glossy monthly with articles and photos.
Practice makes perfect3 words, 20 letters. Clue: Keep at it and you improve.
Fizz4 letters, hard to guess, 11 misses. Clue: The bubbles in a soda.
Veterinarian12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A doctor for animals.
Shamrock8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The three-leaf sprig worn on the day.
Cheeseburger12 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A beef patty in a bun with a melted slice on top.
Be my valentine3 words, 13 letters. Clue: The question on a February 14 card.

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Easy everyday words 44

Adventure 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: An exciting trip into the unknown.
Afternoon 9 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The part of the day between lunch and evening.
Anniversary 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The same date, one year on.
Beautiful 9 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Lovely to look at.
Breakfast 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The first meal of the day.
Celebrate 9 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: To mark a happy day with a party.
Comfortable 11 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: How a good armchair feels.
Conversation 12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Two people talking back and forth.
Countryside 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Fields and farms, far from the city.
Dictionary 10 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The book you check a spelling in.
Different 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Not the same.
Elevator 8 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: It carries you between floors.
Encyclopedia 12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A set of books with an article on everything.

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Everything 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: All of it.
Furniture 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Tables, chairs and beds.
Grandparent 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Your mother's or father's parent.
Handshake 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A greeting with right hands.
Handwriting 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The way your own pen forms letters.
Imagination 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: What you use to see things that are not there.
Important 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It matters a lot.
Information 11 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Facts about something.
Invitation 10 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: It asks you to come to the party.
Kindergarten 12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The school year before first grade.
Magazine 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A glossy monthly with articles and photos.
Neighborhood 12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The streets and people around your home.
Newspaper 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: It arrives with the morning headlines.
Photograph 10 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A picture taken with a camera.
Question 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It ends with a mark shaped like a hook.
Signature 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Your name, written your own way.
Sometimes 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Now and then, not always.
Storyteller 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Someone who holds a room with a tale.
Supermarket 11 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A big store with aisles and carts.
Telephone 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It rings, and you say hello.
Television 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The big screen in the living room.
Temperature 11 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: How hot or cold it is.
Thermometer 11 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: It tells you if you have a fever.
Together 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: With each other, not apart.
Toothpaste 10 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: You squeeze it onto a brush twice a day.
Typewriter 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Keys, an ink ribbon and a bell at the end of the line.
Understand 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: To get the meaning of something.
Vegetable 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Carrots, peas and beans are each one.
Wednesday 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The middle of the working week.
Weekend 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Saturday and Sunday.
Yesterday 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The day before today.

Animals 36

Antelope 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A fast grazing animal with horns.
Butterfly 9 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: It starts out as a caterpillar.
Camel 5 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: It crosses deserts with a hump on its back.
Chimpanzee 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A great ape that uses sticks as tools.
Crocodile 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A long reptile with a big toothy jaw.
Dolphin 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A clever sea mammal that leaps beside boats.
Donkey 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A long-eared cousin of the horse that brays.
Elephant 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Big ears, a trunk and tusks.
Flamingo 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A pink bird that stands on one leg.
Frog 4 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: It starts life as a tadpole.
Giraffe 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The tallest animal on land.
Grasshopper 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A green insect that jumps and chirps.
Hamster 7 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A small pet that runs on a wheel at night.
Hedgehog 8 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A small animal that rolls into a spiky ball.
Hippopotamus 12 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A huge river animal from Africa.
Hummingbird 11 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A tiny bird that hovers at flowers.
Jellyfish 9 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: It drifts in the sea and can sting.
Kangaroo 8 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: It hops and carries its baby in a pouch.
Koala 5 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: It sleeps in eucalyptus trees in Australia.
Leopard 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A big cat covered in spots.
Lynx 4 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: A wild cat with tufted ears.
Monkey 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: It swings through the trees by its arms and tail.
Moose 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The largest deer, with wide flat antlers.
Octopus 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A sea animal with eight arms.
Ostrich 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A huge bird that runs but cannot fly.
Otter 5 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A playful swimmer with thick fur and webbed feet.
Parrot 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A bright bird that can copy speech.
Penguin 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A bird that swims but cannot fly.
Porcupine 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It is covered in long sharp quills.
Rabbit 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Long ears and a twitching nose.
Rhinoceros 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A heavy animal with a horn on its nose.
Squirrel 8 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: It buries nuts and has a bushy tail.
Turtle 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: It carries its home on its back.
Walrus 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Two long tusks and a mustache of whiskers.
Wolf 4 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: It howls and hunts in a pack.
Zebra 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A striped relative of the horse.

Food 40

Avocado 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A green fruit with a large pit.
Bagel 5 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A chewy bread ring.
Biscuit 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A small soft bread, served warm.
Blueberry 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A small round dark blue fruit.
Broccoli 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A green vegetable that looks like a small tree.
Burrito 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A tortilla rolled around rice and beans.
Butter 6 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: You spread it on toast.
Carrot 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: An orange root vegetable.
Cauliflower 11 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A white vegetable shaped like broccoli.
Cheese 6 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It is made from milk and can be sliced or melted.
Cheeseburger 12 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A beef patty in a bun with a melted slice on top.
Chocolate 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: It is made from cacao beans.
Cinnamon 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A brown spice from tree bark.
Coconut 7 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A hard brown shell with white flesh inside.
Guacamole 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A green dip made from mashed avocado.
Honey 5 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Bees make it.
Ketchup 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The red sauce beside the fries.
Mango 5 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: A sweet orange tropical fruit with a big stone.
Marshmallow 11 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A soft white sweet you can toast on a stick.
Meatball 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Ground meat rolled into a ball.
Milkshake 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Ice cream and milk blended in a tall glass.
Muffin 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A small cake baked in a paper cup.
Mushroom 8 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: It has a cap and a stem and grows in the shade.
Noodles 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Long strips of pasta or dough.
Onion 5 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Chopping it makes you cry.
Pancake 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A flat breakfast cake cooked on a griddle.
Peanut 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: It grows underground in a shell.
Pineapple 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A spiky tropical fruit with a leafy crown.
Pizza 5 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: A flat round pie with sauce and cheese.
Popcorn 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: Kernels that burst when heated.
Pretzel 7 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Baked dough tied in a knot.
Sandwich 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A filling between two slices of bread.
Soup 4 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: You eat it hot with a spoon.
Spaghetti 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Long thin pasta.
Strawberry 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A red fruit with its seeds on the outside.
Taco 4 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A folded tortilla with a filling.
Tortilla 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A thin round flatbread of corn or wheat.
Waffle 6 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: A breakfast cake with a grid of squares.
Watermelon 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A big green fruit, red inside, with black seeds.
Zucchini 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A long green summer squash.

Nature 32

Boulder 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A rock too big to lift.
Canyon 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A deep valley with steep rock walls.
Cave 4 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: A hollow in the rock, dark and cool.
Cliff 5 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: A steep rock face, often by the sea.
Coastline 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The edge of the land where it meets the sea.
Creek 5 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A small stream.
Desert 6 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Dry land where little rain falls.
Driftwood 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Branches washed smooth and left on the beach.
Dune 4 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: A hill of sand shaped by the wind.
Earthquake 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: When the ground shakes.
Fossil 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: The print of an ancient plant or animal in stone.
Geyser 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A hot spring that shoots water into the air.
Glacier 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A slow river of ice.
Horizon 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The line where the sky meets the land.
Hurricane 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A huge ocean storm with an eye at its center.
Island 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Land with water on every side.
Jungle 6 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: A thick, hot, tangled forest.
Lagoon 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Calm shallow water behind a reef or sandbar.
Lightning 9 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A bright flash in a storm.
Marsh 5 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: Low wet ground full of reeds.
Meadow 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A field of grass and wild flowers.
Moss 4 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: A soft green carpet on damp rocks and logs.
Mountain 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Taller than a hill, often capped with snow.
Prairie 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A wide, flat grassland.
Rainforest 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A dense, wet, tropical woodland.
Reef 4 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A ridge of coral just under the waves.
River 5 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: It flows from the hills to the sea.
Thunder 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The rumble that follows the flash.
Tornado 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A spinning funnel of wind.
Valley 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The low land between two hills.
Volcano 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A mountain that can erupt.
Waterfall 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A river dropping over a ledge.

Outer space 33

Asteroid 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A rocky body that orbits the sun.
Astronaut 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A person trained to travel beyond Earth.
Atmosphere 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The layer of gases around a planet.
Comet 5 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: A ball of ice and dust with a glowing tail.
Countdown 9 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Ten, nine, eight, and so on to liftoff.
Crater 6 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A bowl-shaped hole left by an impact.
Earth 5 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The third planet from the sun.
Eclipse 7 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: When the moon hides the sun, or the Earth's shadow hides the moon.
Galaxy 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A vast island of stars.
Gravity 7 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: It keeps your feet on the ground.
Jupiter 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The largest planet.
Lunar 5 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The word for anything to do with the moon.
Mars 4 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The fourth planet from the sun, red with iron oxide.
Mercury 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The planet closest to the sun.
Meteor 6 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A streak of light from a rock burning up in the sky.
Moon 4 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: It circles the Earth about once a month.
Nebula 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A cloud of gas and dust between the stars.
Neptune 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The farthest planet from the sun.
Observatory 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A building with a dome and a big telescope.
Orbit 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The path of a planet around the sun.
Planet 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Eight of them circle our sun.
Pluto 5 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A dwarf planet out past Neptune.
Rocket 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: It lifts off from a launch pad.
Satellite 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It circles a planet, and some carry TV signals.
Saturn 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The planet with the bright rings.
Shuttle 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A winged spacecraft that landed on a runway.
Spaceship 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A vehicle for traveling beyond Earth.
Spacewalk 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Work done outside the craft in a suit.
Supernova 9 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The explosion of a dying star.
Telescope 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: You look through it to see far-off stars.
Universe 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Everything there is.
Uranus 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The seventh planet from the sun.
Venus 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The second planet from the sun.

Around the house 31

Backpack 8 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A bag worn on both shoulders.
Bookcase 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Tall furniture with rows of novels.
Broom 5 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: You sweep with it.
Calendar 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It shows the months and the days.
Carpet 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: It covers the floor from wall to wall.
Chair 5 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Four legs, a seat and a back.
Clock 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: It ticks on the wall.
Closet 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Where the coats hang.
Cupboard 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Where the plates and cups are kept.
Curtain 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: You draw it across the glass at night.
Dishwasher 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The machine that cleans the plates.
Doorbell 8 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Visitors press it.
Envelope 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: You seal a letter inside it.
Faucet 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: Turn it and water runs.
Lamp 4 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: It lights the corner where you read.
Mattress 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The part of the bed you sleep on.
Microwave 9 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: It heats leftovers in a minute.
Mirror 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: It shows you your own face.
Oven 4 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: You bake in it.
Pillow 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: You rest your head on it.
Refrigerator 12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The cold box in the kitchen.
Scissors 8 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Two blades that cut paper.
Shelf 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A board on the wall that holds books.
Sink 4 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Where the dishes wait.
Sofa 4 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The long seat in the living room.
Staircase 9 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Steps from one floor to the next.
Toaster 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It pops up when the bread is ready.
Toothbrush 10 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: It waits in a cup by the bathroom sink.
Towel 5 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: You dry off with it.
Vacuum 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: It cleans the rug with suction.
Window 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Glass in the wall that lets the light in.

Jobs and people 30

Architect 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: They draw the plans for a building.
Author 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The writer of a book.
Babysitter 10 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: They watch the kids while the parents are out.
Baker 5 letters, hard to guess, 10 misses. Clue: Up before dawn to make the bread.
Barber 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: They cut hair and trim beards.
Carpenter 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: They build with wood.
Chef 4 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: The head cook in a restaurant.
Dentist 7 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: They check your teeth.
Detective 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: They follow clues to solve the case.
Doctor 6 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: You see one when you are sick.
Electrician 11 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: They wire the house.
Engineer 8 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: They design bridges, engines and machines.
Farmer 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: They plant, tend and harvest.
Firefighter 11 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: They ride the red truck to the blaze.
Gardener 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: They tend the flower beds.
Journalist 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: They report the news.
Judge 5 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: They wear a robe and run the courtroom.
Librarian 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: They help you find the right book.
Magician 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: They pull a rabbit out of a hat.
Mechanic 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: They repair cars.
Musician 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: They play an instrument for a living.
Neighbor 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The person who lives next door.
Nurse 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: They care for patients on the ward.
Pharmacist 10 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: They fill your prescription.
Photographer 12 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: They take pictures for a living.
Pilot 5 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The person who flies the plane.
Plumber 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: They fix pipes and leaks.
Scientist 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: They run experiments in a lab.
Teacher 7 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The person at the front of the classroom.
Veterinarian 12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A doctor for animals.

Sports and hobbies 33

Archery 7 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A bow, an arrow and a target.
Badminton 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Rackets and a shuttlecock over a high net.
Baseball 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Nine innings, bases and a bat.
Basketball 10 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Dribble, pass and shoot at a hoop.
Birdwatching 12 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A hobby that needs binoculars and patience.
Bowling 7 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: Ten pins at the end of a lane.
Calligraphy 11 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The art of beautiful lettering.
Checkers 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Red and black discs that jump each other.
Chess 5 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Kings, queens, knights and pawns on a board.
Crochet 7 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Making fabric from yarn with one hooked needle.
Crossword 9 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Clues across and down in a grid.
Cycling 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: Two wheels and a lot of pedaling.
Dominoes 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Tiles with dots that you match end to end.
Football 8 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Touchdowns and field goals.
Golf 4 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: Eighteen holes and a small white ball.
Gymnastics 10 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Beam, bars, vault and floor.
Hockey 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: Sticks, skates and a puck.
Jigsaw 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A picture cut into interlocking pieces.
Juggling 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Keeping three balls in the air.
Karate 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A martial art with colored belts.
Kayak 5 letters, hard to guess, 10 misses. Clue: A narrow boat moved with a double paddle.
Knitting 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Two needles and a ball of yarn.
Marathon 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A road race of just over 26 miles.
Origami 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The art of folding paper.
Pottery 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Shaping clay on a wheel.
Skateboard 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A board on four small wheels.
Soccer 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Eleven a side and no hands, except the keeper.
Sudoku 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A number puzzle on a nine by nine grid.
Tennis 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Rackets, a net and a yellow ball.
Trampoline 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: You bounce on it.
Volleyball 10 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Bump, set and spike over a net.
Woodworking 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Building things with saws, planes and chisels.
Yoga 4 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: Stretching and breathing on a mat.

Places and travel 33

Airport 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Gates, runways and a control tower.
Aquarium 8 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A building of tanks, fish and sharks.
Bakery 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The shop that smells of fresh bread.
Bridge 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: It carries the road over the river.
Cabin 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A small wooden house in the woods.
Castle 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Towers, a moat and a drawbridge.
Cathedral 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A very large church.
Compass 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: Its needle points north.
Crosswalk 9 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Painted stripes where walkers cross the road.
Ferry 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A boat that carries cars and people across the water.
Harbor 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Where boats shelter and tie up.
Highway 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A fast road between cities.
Hotel 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: You check in and get a room key.
Itinerary 9 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The day by day plan for a trip.
Library 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: You borrow books there.
Lighthouse 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A tower whose beam warns ships off the rocks.
Luggage 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The bags you travel with.
Market 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: Rows of stalls selling food and crafts.
Museum 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A building full of paintings or dinosaur bones.
Passport 8 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The little book you show at the border.
Playground 10 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Swings, slides and a sandbox.
Plaza 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: An open public square.
Postcard 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A picture from your trip with a stamp on the back.
Restaurant 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: You sit down, order and someone else cooks.
Skyscraper 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A very tall city building.
Souvenir 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Something small you bring home from a trip.
Stadium 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Thousands of seats around a field.
Station 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Where the train stops.
Subway 6 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: A city train that runs underground.
Suitcase 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: You pack it the night before the trip.
Train 5 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: It runs on rails.
Tunnel 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The road goes through the hill, not over it.
Village 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: Smaller than a town.

Bible words 34

Abraham 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: He was promised descendants as many as the stars.
Commandment 11 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: One of ten given on Mount Sinai.
Corinthians 11 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Two letters of Paul share this name.
Covenant 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A solemn promise between God and his people.
Daniel 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: He was thrown into the lions' den.
David 5 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: The shepherd boy who became king.
Disciple 8 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A follower, and there were twelve.
Eden 4 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The garden where Adam and Eve lived.
Esther 6 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The queen who saved her people.
Exodus 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The second book, and the journey out of Egypt.
Galilee 7 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The sea where the disciples fished.
Genesis 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The first book.
Goliath 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The giant felled by a stone from a sling.
Jericho 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The city whose walls fell down.
Jerusalem 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The city where Solomon built the temple.
Jonah 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: He spent three days inside a great fish.
Manna 5 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The bread from heaven in the desert.
Methuselah 10 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: He lived 969 years, the longest life in Genesis.
Moses 5 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: He led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Nazareth 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The town where Jesus grew up.
Noah 4 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: He built the ark.
Parable 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A short story that teaches a lesson.
Pharaoh 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The ruler of Egypt who would not let the people go.
Prophet 7 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A messenger who speaks for God.
Proverbs 8 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A book of wise sayings.
Psalms 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The book of songs and prayers.
Revelation 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The last book of the New Testament.
Ruth 4 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: She stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi.
Sabbath 7 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The day of rest.
Samson 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: His strength was in his hair.
Shepherd 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The keeper of the flock in Psalm 23.
Solomon 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The king known for his wisdom.
Tabernacle 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The tent of worship the Israelites carried with them.
Wilderness 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Where the Israelites wandered for forty years.

Valentine's Day 28

Admirer 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: The person who sent the unsigned card.
Affection 9 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Warm, fond feeling.
Arrow 5 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: What the winged archer fires.
Bouquet 7 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A bunch of flowers, tied and wrapped.
Cherub 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A chubby winged child in old paintings.
Crush 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: Someone you secretly like.
Cupid 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The winged figure with a bow on the cards.
Darling 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A pet name for someone dear.
Devotion 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Deep, loyal love.
Doily 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The lacy paper circle on a homemade card.
February 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The month of the holiday.
Forever 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Always, with no end.
Friendship 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: What school children mark when they swap cards.
Heart 5 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The shape on every card.
Heartbeat 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Thump, thump, thump.
Locket 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A small pendant with a photo inside.
Love 4 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: What the day is all about.
Lovebirds 9 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Small parrots, or a couple who cannot stop cooing.
Poem 4 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: Roses are red, violets are blue.
Ribbon 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: It ties up the box.
Romance 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Candlelight, flowers and a slow dance.
Roses 5 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: Red ones are the most popular flower of the day.
Secret 6 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: What an unsigned card keeps.
Serenade 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A song sung under a window.
Smitten 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Suddenly and completely charmed.
Sonnet 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A love poem of fourteen lines.
Sweetheart 10 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: A fond name for the one you love.
Valentine 9 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The card, and the person you send it to.

St Patrick's Day 28

Bagpipes 8 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The instrument of a pipe band on parade.
Blarney 7 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: Smooth, flattering talk.
Celtic 6 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The name for the knots and crosses of old Irish art.
Clover 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: A small plant, usually with three leaves.
Dublin 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: The capital of Ireland.
Emerald 7 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A green gemstone.
Festival 8 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: A day or more of music, food and crowds.
Fiddle 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A violin, when it plays a jig or a reel.
Folklore 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The old tales and beliefs of a people.
Fortune 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Good luck, or a pile of riches.
Gold 4 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: What waits in the pot.
Green 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: The color people wear on the day.
Harp 4 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: A tall stringed instrument, long a symbol of Ireland.
Horseshoe 9 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: Hung over a door for luck.
Ireland 7 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The island the holiday comes from.
Irish 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: From the Emerald Isle.
Legend 6 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: An old tale handed down through the years.
Leprechaun 10 letters, easy to guess, 1 miss. Clue: The little shoemaker of Irish folklore.
Limerick 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: A funny five-line poem, and a city in Ireland.
Lucky 5 letters, hard to guess, 13 misses. Clue: How you feel when you find a four-leaf clover.
March 5 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: The month of the holiday.
Mischief 8 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Playful trouble.
Parade 6 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: Marching bands and floats down the main street.
Patrick 7 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The saint the day is named for.
Rainbow 7 letters, medium to guess, 3 misses. Clue: Follow it to find the pot.
Seventeen 9 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: The date in March.
Shamrock 8 letters, easy to guess, 2 misses. Clue: The three-leaf sprig worn on the day.
Treasure 8 letters, easy to guess, no misses. Clue: What the little man in green hides.

Tricky classics 26

Banjo 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A round-bodied string instrument played in bluegrass.
Fizz 4 letters, hard to guess, 11 misses. Clue: The bubbles in a soda.
Fjord 5 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: A narrow sea inlet between steep cliffs.
Fuzz 4 letters, hard to guess, 10 misses. Clue: The soft fluff on a peach.
Glyph 5 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A carved symbol.
Hymn 4 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A song sung in church.
Jazz 4 letters, hard to guess, 16 misses. Clue: Music built on swing and improvising.
Jiffy 5 letters, hard to guess, 9 misses. Clue: A very short time.
Jinx 4 letters, hard to guess, 10 misses. Clue: A spell of bad luck.
Jukebox 7 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A coin-operated music player.
Kazoo 5 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: A toy instrument you hum into.
Khaki 5 letters, hard to guess, 8 misses. Clue: A dull yellow-brown color for pants.
Kiosk 5 letters, medium to guess, 4 misses. Clue: A small stand that sells papers or snacks.
Myth 4 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: An old story of gods and heroes.
Nymph 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A nature spirit in Greek myths.
Oxygen 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: The gas we breathe to live.
Pixel 5 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: One dot of a screen image.
Puzzle 6 letters, hard to guess, 13 misses. Clue: Something you work out piece by piece.
Quartz 6 letters, hard to guess, 6 misses. Clue: A hard, clear crystal.
Queue 5 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: A line of people waiting.
Quiz 4 letters, hard to guess, 11 misses. Clue: A short test.
Rhythm 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: The beat of the music.
Sphinx 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A lion's body and a human head.
Waltz 5 letters, hard to guess, 7 misses. Clue: A ballroom dance in three-four time.
Zephyr 6 letters, medium to guess, 5 misses. Clue: A gentle breeze.
Zigzag 6 letters, hard to guess, 10 misses. Clue: A line of sharp turns.

Phrases and sayings 51

A penny for your thoughts 5 words, 21 letters. Clue: A way to ask what someone is thinking.
Actions speak louder than words 5 words, 27 letters. Clue: What you do matters more than what you say.
Apple pie 2 words, 8 letters. Clue: A baked dessert with a lattice top.
Back to square one 4 words, 15 letters. Clue: Starting all over again.
Bald eagle 2 words, 9 letters. Clue: A large bird of prey with a white head and tail.
The ball is in your court 6 words, 20 letters. Clue: It is your move now.
Be my valentine 3 words, 13 letters. Clue: The question on a February 14 card.
Beat around the bush 4 words, 17 letters. Clue: Avoid getting to the point.
Better late than never 4 words, 19 letters. Clue: Arriving at last still counts.
Black hole 2 words, 9 letters. Clue: Not even light escapes it.
Break the ice 3 words, 11 letters. Clue: Get strangers talking.
Cool as a cucumber 4 words, 15 letters. Clue: Calm under pressure.
Deck of cards 3 words, 11 letters. Clue: Fifty-two in a box.
Easy as pie 3 words, 9 letters. Clue: No trouble at all.
Emerald Isle 2 words, 11 letters. Clue: A poetic name for Ireland.
Full moon 2 words, 8 letters. Clue: The night the whole disc is lit.
Garden of Eden 3 words, 12 letters. Clue: Where the first story in Genesis is set.
Golden retriever 2 words, 15 letters. Clue: A friendly dog breed with a yellow coat.
Good morning 2 words, 11 letters. Clue: The first greeting of the day.
Good Samaritan 2 words, 13 letters. Clue: The traveler who stopped to help in the parable.
Grand Canyon 2 words, 11 letters. Clue: A vast gorge carved by the Colorado River.
Guinea pig 2 words, 9 letters. Clue: A small squeaky pet that is not a pig at all.
Happy birthday 2 words, 13 letters. Clue: What the room sings before the candles go out.
Hide and seek 3 words, 11 letters. Clue: Count to twenty, then go looking.
Hit the hay 3 words, 9 letters. Clue: Go to bed.
Hold your horses 3 words, 14 letters. Clue: Wait a moment.
Home sweet home 3 words, 13 letters. Clue: What you say when you walk back in the door.
Let the cat out of the bag 7 words, 20 letters. Clue: Give away a secret.
Living room 2 words, 10 letters. Clue: Where the sofa and the television are.
Love at first sight 4 words, 16 letters. Clue: Falling for someone the moment you meet.
Luck of the Irish 4 words, 14 letters. Clue: A saying about good fortune, heard every March.
Macaroni and cheese 3 words, 17 letters. Clue: Elbow pasta in a creamy sauce.
Milky Way 2 words, 8 letters. Clue: Our home galaxy.
On cloud nine 3 words, 11 letters. Clue: Extremely happy.
Once in a blue moon 5 words, 15 letters. Clue: Hardly ever.
Peanut butter and jelly 4 words, 20 letters. Clue: A classic sandwich pair.
Piece of cake 3 words, 11 letters. Clue: Something very easy.
Pot of gold 3 words, 9 letters. Clue: It waits where the rainbow ends.
Practice makes perfect 3 words, 20 letters. Clue: Keep at it and you improve.
Raining cats and dogs 4 words, 18 letters. Clue: Pouring outside.
Rock paper scissors 3 words, 17 letters. Clue: A hand game for settling who goes first.
Rocking chair 2 words, 12 letters. Clue: A seat that sways back and forth on the porch.
Secret admirer 2 words, 13 letters. Clue: The unsigned card came from one.
Shooting star 2 words, 12 letters. Clue: Make a wish when you see one.
Sleep on it 3 words, 9 letters. Clue: Decide tomorrow.
Solar system 2 words, 11 letters. Clue: The sun and everything that orbits it.
Ten Commandments 2 words, 15 letters. Clue: The law given on Mount Sinai.
Time flies 2 words, 9 letters. Clue: The hours pass quickly.
Two peas in a pod 5 words, 13 letters. Clue: A pair who are very alike.
Under the weather 3 words, 15 letters. Clue: Feeling a little sick.
Window seat 2 words, 10 letters. Clue: The spot on the plane with the view.

How this list was compiled: Own selection, written for this page on 2026-09-18 and screened against the site's clean-deck rules: nothing sexual, no alcohol, drugs, gambling or gore, no real living people, no brand names. Spelling is American (Neighbor, Harbor). A few words have a second spelling in the dictionaries, among them Ketchup (catsup), Fjord (fiord) and Doily (doyley); the list prints the spelling Wiktionary files its main entry under (entries read 2026-09-19), so agree on the spelling before you play. Each single word was scored by our own simulation on 2026-09-18: a guesser who knows the word's length and the 210,773 lower-case entries of the Webster's Second word list always calls the letter found in the most words that still fit. The score is the number of wrong calls it made; easy is 0 to 2, medium 3 to 5, hard 6 or more. Phrases are not scored. The idea comes from Jon McLoone's 2010 study, https://blog.wolfram.com/2010/08/13/25-best-hangman-words/ (read 2026-09-18 and again 2026-09-19); that study's guesser picks letters at random, weighted by how often they fit, and plays each word many times, while ours always calls the single likeliest letter and plays each word once, so the two sets of numbers are not comparable one to one. The letter order of dictionary words quoted on the page (E, I, A, O, R first, H fifteenth) was counted from the same word list on 2026-09-19. The line under each word gives its miss count. Facts in the clues were checked on Wikipedia on 2026-09-18: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day (17 March, shamrock, wearing green, parades, pipe bands, the green harp flag), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprechaun (shoemaker, a pot of gold where the rainbow ends, mischief), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day (February 14, heart shape, winged Cupid, red roses, school children's cards), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_System (eight planets and their order, Jupiter the largest, Neptune the most distant, Pluto a dwarf planet, iron oxide on Mars) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselah (969 years). Game rules and letter facts on the page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangman_(game) and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_frequency, both read 2026-09-18. Licence: own work

How it works

Good hangman words are ones the whole table can spell, at a length that gives the guesser a fair fight. This hangman words list has 428 words and 51 phrases in 14 topics, each word with a letter count, a measured miss count and a clue. Press Pick 10 new words, choose one and keep the phone to yourself.

Read the full guide

Set a word from one phone

Draw the blanks on paper and read the clue aloud when the table is stuck. The topic list under the button works with the levels and lengths under More filters: Animals with Easy to guess and 7 to 9 letters leaves nine words. The outer space hangman words include all eight planets. Two sets in the topic list follow the calendar: the Valentine's Day hangman words (Bouquet, Serenade) and the St Patrick's Day hangman words (Shamrock, Limerick). Each link changes the tool above, so scroll up.

Long words are easy, short ones are hard

The miss count is how many wrong letters a program that knows a dictionary called before it finished the word (how the test works). The 32 four-letter words cost it 7.4 misses on average, the 10 twelve-letter words 0.3. Food hangman words are less even than they look: Pizza cost 8 misses and Waffle 9, Cheeseburger one. Nature hangman words are the hardest everyday topic: 11 of the 32 scored hard, Moss, Cave and Dune among them.

Animal hangman words make the best opener. Everyone knows the topic, so guessers think in whole words instead of reciting the alphabet.
E, T, A, O, I, N is the order for running text. Across dictionary words H falls from eighth to fifteenth and R climbs from ninth to fifth, so call R early.

Questions and answers

What are good hangman words for seniors?

Familiar words of a fair length. Easy everyday words holds 44, such as Newspaper, Telephone and Anniversary, and all 44 scored easy. For a day room, copy the blanks large onto a whiteboard.

Are these good hangman words for adults?

Yes. Adults get most from the 51 Phrases and sayings and the 26 Tricky classics, short traps such as Fjord, Queue and Rhythm. To keep the hangman words easy for a mixed table, choose More filters and press Easy to guess: 226 words cost two misses or fewer.

Do names count in hangman?

Rules vary, so agree first. Some tables ban proper nouns, and most of the 34 Bible hangman words are names, such as Goliath and Nazareth. Spelling is American (Neighbor, Harbor), and Ketchup and Fjord have a second spelling on record, so settle that too.