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hangman

hangman

3 2.9
A game where players guess letters to find a hidden word
  • noun
  • /ˈhæŋˌmæn/
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  • It's a game of Hangman.
  • play hangman
  • game of hangman
  • hangman word

So no, no Lambda symbols that we could find at all, although there were some markings on walls from like engineers, like playing like hangman or something.

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Examples

Synonyms

word game
vshangman
11 3.0

A game where players make or find words by following rules, like crosswords

focuses on revealing a hidden word by guessing letters with drawing penalty
guessing game
vshangman
10 3.4

A game where people try to find out what something is from small clues

targets a hidden word and uses letter guessing with a drawing penalty

How Hard

word square
1 6.4
hangman
3 2.9
crossword
58 2.3

Surface Forms

hangman singular
hangmen plural

Morphology

hangman = hang + man (transparent) = hang + man

The game's name transparently refers to a (drawn) man being hanged; the relation to 'hang' + 'man' is clear to learners.

Etymology

Hangman the word game gets its name from the same parts hang and man, because each wrong guess adds a part to a stick figure until the figure is 'hanged'. That's why the game's name reminds players to guess the word before the man is hanged.