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Hangman Vault

Crack the code, one letter at a time
Ages 8–16 · ESL & spelling

Every wrong guess switches off one light on the vault. Find the word before the last light goes out, and the door swings open.

Play Online

Play live in a Zoom, Google Meet or classroom lesson. The teacher creates a room. Students open this game on their own phone, tablet or computer and type the room code.

🔌 Online play is not switched on in this copy yet. Solo and Team games work now.
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Create a room

For the teacher. Choose the words and get a room code to share.

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Join a room

Type the room code from your teacher.

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Big screen

Show the game on a classroom screen or share it on Zoom. No keyboard, just the board.

New game

1 Choose the words

2 Level

3 Options

Teams
Teams
Team names
Computer rival
Vault lights
Clues
Words in a game
Speaking
Timer

My Words

Letters A–Z, spaces, - and ' only (2–24 characters). Up to 100 words in a list. Lists are saved in this browser on this device. They work in Solo, Team and Online games.

Room

Room code
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Teams

Waiting for your teacher to start…
ScienceWord 1 of 10
B

Say a word that starts with B!

Guess the whole word

If it's wrong, one light goes out.

Players

How to play

For ages 8–16: ESL learners and anyone building spelling and vocabulary.

  1. The blanks show the secret word or phrase. Spaces, hyphens and apostrophes are already filled in.
  2. Tap a letter (or type it). If it's in the word, it appears in every place. If not, one light on the vault goes out.
  3. Find every letter, or tap 💡 Guess the word, to crack the vault. If the last light goes out, the vault locks and the answer is shown.
  4. Points: 1 for each letter found, 3 for cracking the word, and 2 more for using it in a sentence (when speaking is on). Solo also counts your streak.
  5. Clues: a short hint, then a definition. Tap 🔊 to hear them. After each word you can hear an example sentence.
  6. Speaking: say a word that starts with your letter before it counts, and/or use the whole word in a sentence at the end. The teacher (or another player) taps ✓ Good!. Three missed tries: Try again! → Final warning! → No speaking, no guess! and the turn passes.
  7. Timer: in Solo, running out of time costs one light. In team games it counts as a missed try.

Play Online needs the teacher's license code (students join free). Solo and Team Game work without internet.

Printables

Teacher Guide, word lists for all 15 categories, and paper game sheets.

📘 Teacher Guide (US Letter) 📘 Teacher Guide (A4) 📝 Word lists & game sheets (US Letter) 📝 Word lists & game sheets (A4)