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Hangman variants
Other ways to play Hangman, each one ready to play here. Read how a variant changes the rules, then start a game with it chosen in the table setup.
Evil hangman
The computer never settles on a word: after every guess it keeps the largest group of list words that still fit, so each letter is as hard to find as it can be.
Timed guesses
A clock for every guess: if the guesser has not chosen a letter when it runs out, the turn is lost and the figure gains a part, just as for a wrong letter.
Extra lives
A longer drawing gives the guesser 8 or 10 wrong letters instead of 6, for longer games, harder words and younger players.
Word categories
The word comes from a named category, such as animals, food, sports, music, science or travel, so the guesser knows the subject before the first letter.