Interesting Things for ESL Students
Hangman - Commonly-Used Words
A Popular word game - 6 wrong guesses and you will be hanged.
By Charles I. Kelly
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How to Play
Click the letters that you think are in the "mystery word."
Each time you make a wrong guess a part of the skeleton is added
If you make 6 wrong guesses, you are hanged and lose the game.
After you finish, you can "click to play again" and get a new word.
Hints
Start with the most commonly-used letters, "e" or "t"
Remember every word needs a vowel: a, e, i, o, u
Remember commonly-seen letter combinations: th, nd, ing, st, ch, ...
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Copyright (C) 2000 by
Charles Kelly
Java Applet
by
Matthew Stowe
The words are limited to those appearing on the
Junior High School Word List
from the Ministry of Education in Japan.