What is Hangman?

Hangman is the classic word-guessing game where you reveal a hidden word one letter at a time. Guess wrong and parts of the hangman figure appear — you get six chances before the game ends. Pick a category and see how many words you can solve.

Each round picks a random word from your chosen category. Correct letters fill in their positions; six wrong guesses ends the game. Word lists are localised, so playing in Spanish gives you Spanish animals, not transliterated English ones. The keyboard adapts to whichever script the word list uses.

How to use

1. Step 1 — A random word is selected and displayed as blank dashes. Choose a category like Animals, Countries, or Food for themed words.
2. Step 2 — Tap or type letters to guess. Correct letters fill in their positions; wrong guesses add to the hangman drawing.
3. Step 3 — Win by guessing all letters before 6 wrong guesses. The word is revealed on loss. Tap New Game to play again.

When to use

• Killing five minutes between meetings without installing yet another phone game.
• Helping kids practise spelling and vocabulary in a low-pressure way.
• Drilling a foreign language by playing the categories you already know.

Result

Category: Animals. The word is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7 letters). You guess 'E' — it appears twice. Then 'A' — miss! After guessing E, L, P, H, A, N, T you reveal 'ELEPHANT' with only 1 wrong guess.

FAQ

How many wrong guesses do I get before the game ends?

Six. After your sixth miss the full hangman drawing appears and the hidden word is revealed. The Wrong Guesses counter at the top turns red on guess five so you know you're one away from losing.

Can I play in a language other than English?

Yes. The word list switches with the page language, so playing in Japanese gives you Japanese words and a hiragana keyboard, playing in Arabic gives Arabic words and an Arabic keyboard, and so on across all 13 supported locales.

What word lengths show up in each category?

Latin and Cyrillic scripts use mostly 5-letter words. Arabic, Hindi, Japanese and Chinese use 4-character words because each character carries more meaning. Korean uses 3 syllable blocks. The dashes at the top tell you the length each round.

Are repeated letters revealed all at once?

Yes. Guessing E on a word like ELEPHANT fills both E positions at once and only counts as a single correct guess. Same for any letter that appears multiple times — one click reveals every occurrence.

Do my wins and losses save if I close the page?

Wins and losses reset on reload, but your best win streak and best score are both saved on this device, so you can try to beat them next time. Everything stays in local storage only — nothing leaves the page.

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