Hang Five

About Hang Five

Hang Five, published by Hang Five Ltd, puts a new numbered puzzle online every day at midnight. The idea fits on its welcome screen: guess five related words, and play every day to build your streak.

The five hidden words share a theme that you do not know at the start. You guess one letter at a time; a letter in any of the words appears in every place it occurs, while a letter that appears nowhere costs one of your lives. As the blanks fill in, the theme becomes clearer and you can aim your letters at the words you think it points to. Finish all five before your lives are gone to win.

The game tracks streaks, lets you share a spoiler-free score, and offers a practice game to learn the format before tackling the daily.

It suits players who liked hangman as children and fans of themed daily puzzles who want something quick.

How to play Hang Five

1. Look at the five blank words for today's puzzle.
2. Type a letter; it appears wherever it occurs in any of the words.
3. A letter that is in none of the words costs a life.
4. Reveal all five words, guess the theme as you go, and finish before your lives run out.

Tips

• Open with common vowels and consonants such as E, A, R, S and T.
• Once a word looks familiar, use the theme to guess the others.
• Words of the same length often belong to the same pattern; compare them.
• Play the practice game first to see how lives and scoring work.

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