Hangmango for Teachers

Hangmango is a free, browser-based word guessing game built with classrooms in mind. It works on any device, requires no accounts or logins, collects no student data, and needs no installation. Share a link and your students are playing immediately.

Set this week's spelling list 📝

Paste your spelling list - up to 30 words - and get one link to send to your class. Every pupil plays each word in a random order and sees their score at the end. No accounts, no logins, nothing stored: the list lives in the link.

Or play the statutory lists for England straight away: Year 1 & 2, Year 3 & 4 and Year 5 & 6 - every word on each list, in three levels.

Why teachers choose Hangmango

• No accounts or logins - students start playing instantly with a single link
• No data collection - fully GDPR and COPPA compliant, nothing is stored or tracked
• No downloads or installations - works on Chromebooks, iPads, Windows laptops, Android tablets, any browser
• No cost, ever - completely free with no premium tier

Curriculum uses

• Vocabulary practice - use the built-in word categories (Animals, Food, Science, History, Mythology and more) to reinforce topic vocabulary across subjects
• Spelling practice - the letter-by-letter guessing mechanic is a proven retrieval practice technique for spelling retention
• Language learning - available in 15 languages including Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Welsh and Turkish, making it ideal for MFL classrooms
• Custom words - type any word list into the custom word mode for targeted vocabulary practice matched to your curriculum unit

Difficulty levels

Three difficulty levels - Easy, Medium and Hard - allow you to match the challenge to your students' ability. Easy words suit primary and beginner learners. Hard words challenge GCSE and advanced learners.

How to use it in class

• Display mode - project Hangmango on your classroom screen and play as a whole class activity. Students take turns suggesting letters.
• Individual practice - share the link via your VLE, Google Classroom, or any learning platform. Students play independently on their devices.
• Spelling lists - on Custom Word, switch to 📝 Spelling list, paste this week's words and send pupils one link. They play every word and see how many they got.
• Custom word mode - set a single word or topic word before class and pass the device to a student to guess it.
• Set as homework - a spelling-list link works on any home device, no accounts needed.
• On paper - make a printable hangman worksheet: type your words, choose the guesses and print on A4, with mangoes instead of a gallows and an answer key.

The 15 languages available

Hangmango is currently available in English, Latin American Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Romanian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Welsh and Turkish - with more languages being added regularly. Each language version has its own localised word lists built around vocabulary relevant to that language's culture and curriculum.

Welsh medium schools

Hangmango's Welsh language version was designed specifically with Welsh medium education in mind. Categories include Cymru (Wales), Ysgol (School) and Chwedlau (Welsh legends and mythology) - vocabulary directly relevant to Welsh medium curricula. It is believed to be the only modern browser-based Welsh word guessing game available.

Share Hangmango with your students

• English: hangmango.net
• Spanish: hangmango.net/es
• French: hangmango.net/fr
• Portuguese: hangmango.net/pt
• German: hangmango.net/de
• Italian: hangmango.net/it
• Dutch: hangmango.net/nl
• Czech: hangmango.net/cs
• Romanian: hangmango.net/ro
• Filipino: hangmango.net/tl
• Vietnamese: hangmango.net/vi
• Polish: hangmango.net/pl
• Indonesian: hangmango.net/id
• Welsh: hangmango.net/cy
• Turkish: hangmango.net/tr

Embed Hangmango in your VLE

You can embed Hangmango directly into any learning platform that supports iframes. Use the following embed code:

<iframe src="https://hangmango.net" width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

About Hangmango

Hangmango is made by Silly Games Lab - a small independent studio building free, educational browser games. We believe the best classroom tools are the simplest ones: no friction, no accounts, no cost. If you have feedback or suggestions for new word categories, we'd love to hear from you at [email protected].