Hangman – guess the Swedish word
Guess the hidden word one letter at a time before the little man is fully hanged – you have six wrong guesses to spare. Note: the words are always in Swedish, so it doubles as a fun way to practise your Swedish vocabulary!
How to play
Hangman is a timeless word game. A random Swedish word is hidden and shown as a row of dashes, one for each letter. You guess letters using the on-screen keyboard or your physical keyboard. A correct letter is revealed in every position where it appears; a wrong letter costs you one life and adds a piece to the little man. Find the whole word before all six pieces are drawn and you win.
Every word in this game is a common Swedish noun, so even if you play in English, Norwegian or Danish you are practising real Swedish vocabulary at the same time. The Scandinavian languages are close cousins, which makes it a gentle and rewarding way to pick up new words such as björn (bear), äpple (apple) or fönster (window).
Choose a category – animals, food or nature – or play with all words mixed together. Your statistics, including games played, games won and your current winning streak, are saved locally in your browser so nothing is sent anywhere. A good tactic is to start with the common vowels a, e and the Swedish å, ä, ö, then work through frequent consonants like n, r, s and t.
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