A cool version of the traditional hangman. Dictionary composed of 14000 English words. Powered by the jQuery library, AJAX and PHP.
As of April 2026, Hangman is a WordPress game plugin with 100 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Dinosaur Game.
A cool version of the traditional hangman. Dictionary composed of 14000 English words. Powered by the jQuery library, AJAX and PHP.
You can play a demo of the Hangman game here
I’ve found that, for some reason, jQuery library may not be added on the WordPress website. To include it, add the following code to functions.php:
function theme_scripts() {
wp_enqueue_script('jquery');
}
add_action('wp_enqueue_scripts', 'theme_scripts');
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| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 6.2.9 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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