English hangman
Guess the English word letter by letter, with a hint. 6 categories and 70+ words. Free, right in your browser.
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Learning vocabulary through games works
Hangman survives in classrooms for a simple reason: to win, you must remember how the word is spelled, not just recognize it in a text. Rebuilding it letter by letter is exactly the kind of good difficulty that makes memory stick. If you like 5-letter words, our English Wordle has a new word every day.
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Pick a category, read the hint and guess the English word letter by letter. Each wrong letter costs one of your 6 lives.
Words range from beginner to intermediate (A1 to B1). Start with animals and food if you are new; jobs and body parts are a bit harder.
Hangman forces your brain to rebuild the word letter by letter, which locks in spelling in a way reading alone cannot. And because it is a game, you repeat without getting bored.
