Printable Hangman Sheet (Free PDF)

Three or four complete hangman frames on one page: gallows, word slots, an A to Z letter bank to cross off and a line for the misses.

Printable hangman game sheet with gallows, word slots and a letter bank
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The trouble with hangman on a scrap of paper is that nobody remembers which letters have been called. Each frame on this sheet has the whole alphabet printed in a box grid, so the caller crosses out each letter as it is guessed and both players can see at a glance what is left. Next to it is a row of eleven slots for the word, long enough for almost anything you would set.

On the left of every frame is the gallows, drawn ready for the body: post, beam and rope, with a note underneath reminding you that each wrong letter adds one part, head, body, two arms and two legs, so six misses end the round. A missed letters line under the alphabet gives you somewhere to list the wrong guesses in order if you prefer that to crossing them out.

Three frames a page gives roomy slots for long words; four frames a page squeezes in one more round. Each frame is numbered and boxed, so two players can work down the sheet taking turns to set the word. The page is plain black line work with no form fields, which keeps it cheap to print and easy to photocopy for a class or a holiday club.

How to use it

  1. 1

    Choose three or four rounds

    Three frames give longer word slots, four frames fit one more game on the page.

  2. 2

    Print it and play

    Print at 100% ("Actual size") so the grid keeps its proportions. This sheet has no form fields: it is made to be played with a pen or pencil.

  3. 3

    Set a word

    One player draws a short line in each slot the word needs and keeps the word secret.

  4. 4

    Guess letters

    Cross each called letter out of the alphabet box. A wrong letter adds one body part; six misses and the word wins.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. There is no watermark and no sign-up for your first 20 downloads each day; after that a free account keeps downloads going. You may print the file as often as you like for personal, school or business use.
Eleven slots per round, which covers almost any single word. For a longer word or a phrase, use two frames side by side.
It is the full alphabet in small boxes. Crossing letters off as they are called stops the usual argument about whether someone already said E.
Six on this sheet: head, body, two arms and two legs, as the note under each gallows says. Agree on more parts if you want an easier game.
No, there are no form fields. Print it, or write on it with a stylus in a PDF annotation app.
US Letter if you print in North America, A4 almost everywhere else. The layout is rebuilt for each size, so the sheet fills the page either way instead of leaving a white band down one edge.

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