Hangman

Hangman is the timeless word-guessing game, free to play online with no download and no sign-up. Guess the hidden English word one letter at a time before the drawing is finished. A quick brain teaser and a fun way to sharpen your vocabulary on phone or desktop.

How to play

• A hidden English word appears as blank slots, with a category shown as a hint.
• Tap the on-screen letters or type on your keyboard to guess.
• A correct letter fills every slot where it appears in the word.
• A wrong letter adds one piece to the hangman drawing.
• Six wrong guesses complete the drawing and you lose — so choose carefully.
• Reveal the whole word before that to win the round.

Start with common vowels like E, A and O, then the frequent consonants R, S, T, N and L to reveal the shape of the word cheaply. Use the category hint and the length of the word to narrow the options before you risk a rarer letter.

More about Hangman

Hangman is a word-guessing game that dates back to Victorian England, where it was played with paper and pencil long before any screen. You reveal a hidden word letter by letter, and each wrong guess adds one stroke to the drawing. A classic opening tactic is to spend early guesses on the most common letters — E, A, R, I, O, T, N, S — before committing to rarer ones.