hangman
noun/ˈhæŋmæn/
Frequency rank: #17,433 most common English word
Meaning
a word-guessing game where players try to identify a hidden word letter by letter before a figure of a hanged man is fully drawn; also, historically, a person who carries out executions by hanging.
Example sentence
The children gathered around the blackboard to play hangman during recess.
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