WordTrap

🕹️How to Play

1. 1A hidden word is shown as blank dashes — one dash per letter.
2. 2Click letters on the keyboard to guess.
3. 3Each correct letter fills in the blanks.
4. 4Each wrong guess draws another part of the hangman.
5. 5Guess the full word before the figure is complete.

⌨️Controls

📋Rules

• ▸You have 6 wrong guesses before the game ends.
• ▸Letters can only be guessed once per game.
• ▸The word is randomly selected from a curated word list.
• ▸Spaces and hyphens are shown automatically — only guess letters.

💡Pro Tips

• ★Start with high-frequency letters: E, T, A, O, I, N, S, H, R.
• ★Short words are often harder — common short words include "jazz", "lynx", "myth".
• ★Look for double letters; they often appear in pairs like LL, SS, TT.
• ★Once you know a few letters, try to infer the word rather than guessing randomly.

ℹ️About

Hangman is one of the oldest paper-and-pencil word games, believed to date back to Victorian England, and it remains one of the best free-play vocabulary builders available online. WordTrap — this browser version — pits you against a hidden word drawn from five themed categories: Animals, Countries, Food, Science, and Sports. You have just six wrong guesses before the stick figure is complete and the game is over, so every letter matters. The SVG drawing grows part by part with each mistake, giving you a clear visual countdown. Unlike the basic pencil-and-paper version, WordTrap includes a hint system that reveals one letter for free, a category label to narrow your search, and 44-pixel letter buttons sized for comfortable tapping on any phone. Play free, right in your browser — no app download required.