Word games
Melting Snowman (Hangman)
Guess the word letter by letter before the snowman melts.
- Players2–20
- AgesAll ages
- DevicesOne device
- Time10 min
- Noiselively
- You needNothing
How to play
- One player types a secret word or phrase (the screen hides it).
- Everyone else calls out letters. Right letters fill in; each wrong letter melts a piece of the snowman.
- Seven wrong letters and the snowman is gone. Solve it first to win.
The deck has 149 cards written for this game: 50 for kids, 65 for the whole family, 34 for adults and teens. Pick the youngest player's age and only suitable ones are used.
What the app does for you
The app keeps the game honest and moving: it hides what should be hidden, keeps the count and shows whose turn it is, so the family can just play.
Played on one device: a phone, tablet or a laptop on the TV. Nothing to join, and it works offline once the site has loaded.
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