Daily Hangman

Yes - completely free, always. No sign-up, no paywall, no hidden costs. Open the page and start guessing. Daily word games ought to be free, simple as that.

Start with the common vowels - A, E, I, O - then move on to frequent consonants such as T, N, S and R. A few high-frequency openers usually sketch out the word's skeleton quickly.

Six misses before the stick figure is complete. Each wrong letter draws one part: head, torso, left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg.

Daily words come from everyday categories such as Animals, Food or Science, and the category is shown from the start. Use it to rule out whole families of words before your first guess.

Every word sits within a category (Animals, Food, Science and so on) shown from the start. After a few misses an optional clue button appears with a sharper hint.

Yes - the hangman archive on this site lists every past word month by month, with a link to play each day's puzzle. Handy for catching up on any you missed.

No timer whatsoever. Take as long as you need on each letter. The only limit is the six misses before the drawing is finished.

Yes - one correct guess reveals every position where that letter occurs. That is precisely why frequent letters make such strong opening guesses.