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Hangman

Guess letters, reveal a hidden word, and avoid six misses.

Play immediately. No account required.

Reveal a hidden word before six incorrect letters complete the drawing.

Choose a letter. 6 mistakes left.

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Misses: None

Use keyboard or select letters on screen.

Rules

  1. Guess one letter at a time.
  2. Every correct guess reveals every matching position in the word.
  3. A wrong letter adds one part to the drawing.
  4. Reveal every letter before six incorrect guesses to win.

Controls

Use a physical keyboard or the on-screen letter keys. Repeated guesses do not count twice.

A brief history

Hangman's precise origin is unclear, but a related word-guessing game appeared in Alice Bertha Gomme's 1894 collection Traditional Games. The format later became a common paper-and-pencil classroom and family game, then an early computer-game staple.

Sources: Museums Victoria collection record and Centre for Computing History.

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