About This Free Online Hangman Game

Welcome to our version of Hangman, the classic word-guessing game that helps students learn English vocabulary in a fun, interactive way. Whether you are an ESL student looking to improve your spelling or a teacher searching for engaging classroom activities, this online Hangman game is the perfect tool.

How to Play Hangman

The goal of Hangman is simple: guess the hidden word or phrase before your chances run out.

• The Basics: You start with a set of blank dashes representing the letters of a mystery word.
• Guessing Letters: Select letters from the sides of the screen. If the letter is in the word, it appears in the blanks, and a sound plays.
• The Stickman: If you pick a letter that isn’t in the word, a stickman is slowly drawn on the screen. With every wrong guess, another part of the "hangman" is added.
• Winning & Losing: If the drawing is completed before you solve the word, the game is lost. If you reveal all the letters in time, you win! The full word will be displayed along with an image and audio clip to reinforce the meaning.

Game Features & Settings

We have added special features to make this Hangman game more accessible for English learners:

• Vowels & Consonants: Letters are split into two groups—vowels on the left and consonants on the right.
• Beginner Mode: By default, guessing a wrong vowel does not count as a mistake. This makes the game easier and encourages players to guess vowels first.
• Challenge Mode: Advanced players can change the settings to make vowel mistakes count, increasing the difficulty of the Hangman challenge.

Choose Your Vocabulary Topic

Unlike a standard Hangman game, this version allows you to focus on specific English vocabulary topics. Before the game starts, you can choose from 30 different content sets, including:

• Easy Topics: Colors, Numbers, and Animals.
• Advanced Topics: Jobs, Garden Items, and more complex phrases.

Each topic contains about 25 words, but the game randomly selects 16 items per round. This keeps the gameplay fresh and ensures you aren't overwhelmed by too many difficult words at once.

Review Vocabulary Before You Play

Learning to spell just by guessing letters can be tricky. That’s why we included a Review Mode. Before starting a game of Hangman, click the "Review" button to scroll through the images and spellings for any topic. This is a great way to study the words before testing your skills in the game.

We hope you enjoy playing this online Hangman game to learn and improve your English. It is a timeless resource for building vocabulary and mastering spelling. Have fun!