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Make Your Own Hangman
Type a phrase, get a link, send it to someone. They open the link and the game is waiting, with your phrase hidden behind the blanks. Free, no signup, nothing stored.
Make your hangman
How the link works
Your phrase is encoded into the link itself rather than saved anywhere, which has three useful consequences. The link never expires, because there is no stored game to clean up. Nothing about your phrase reaches a server, so there is nothing to leak. And you can send the same link to a whole group, because each person who opens it starts their own fresh round.
It also means the phrase is technically recoverable by anyone determined to decode a URL. That is a curtain rather than a lock, and for a game between friends a curtain is exactly the right amount of security. If the stakes are higher than a biscuit, set the phrase in person.
Choosing a phrase worth sending
The box above rates your phrase as you type, using the same reasoning the lists on this site are graded with: which of the guesser's opening letters appear, and how much surface they have to work with. A short phrase without E, A, R, S or T is brutal however ordinary its words look, and a long phrase full of common vowels falls steadily however clever it is.
If nothing comes to mind, take one from the best phrases list, raid the funny phrases for something that will get a groan, or look at phrase ideas, which covers where good phrases come from rather than just listing them.
Common questions
How do I make my own hangman game?
Type your word, phrase or sentence into the box on this page and a link appears. Send that link to whoever is guessing and the game opens ready to play, with your phrase hidden behind the blanks. There is nothing to install and no account to create.
Can I share a custom hangman game with a friend?
Yes, that is what the link is for. Copy it into a message, an email or a group chat. Anyone who opens it starts a fresh round of your phrase, and the same link works for as many people as you send it to.
Is my phrase stored anywhere?
No. The phrase is encoded inside the link itself and never reaches a server, so nothing is saved and nothing expires. It also means only people you send the link to can play it.
Can the person guessing see the answer in the link?
Not by reading it: the phrase is encoded rather than written in plain text. Someone determined enough could decode it, so this is a curtain rather than a lock, which is all a friendly game needs.
What makes a good phrase for a custom hangman game?
Two to six words that the person guessing could plausibly know, with difficulty coming from spelling rather than obscurity. This page rates your phrase as you type so you can see whether it will play as friendly, fair or brutal before you send it.