Best hangman words

[poofengle]

So during school the other day, some friends and I were having a conversation about hangman. We were all trying to come up with the most tricky words as possible. So, I was wondering, which words would you use to stump your opponents?

My favs are:
syzygy (pronounced siz-a-gee)
lynx
fjord
and loquacious

[Tyler_N]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words
try that one

[poofengle]

Ha, that one's hilarious, if only I can remember how to spell it

[catinabag1]

onyx or onix depending on what letters they guess. that's what my woodshop teacher would always do.

[poofengle]

Yeah, ones with U or Y acting as vowels are some of the best

[SHAY_CAM]

Antidisistablishmentarianism.

[Klaas Bil]

depending on what letters they guess.That's mean. You should write down the word in advance.

[Borges]

Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words

Or fear of tiny hippopotamus-like monsters?

Hippopoto - Hippo-like
monstro - monstrous
sesqui - 1½
pedal - foot
phobia - fear

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

:
syzygy (pronounced siz-a-gee)


Just for the record, that is one of the best words ever. I think it's my second favorite word ever.

[samwii]

sorry but its got to be this: that is of course if you ever find out how to pronounce it...

Methionylglutaminylarginytyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglu t-
aminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanyvaly l-
prolylphenylalanylvalythreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolyglycylisoleucylgl ut-
amylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylgl ut-
amylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycylglycylisol eu-
cylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucelalanylaspartyglycylprolyth reo-
nylisoleucylglutamiylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenyla lan-
ylalanylglycylvalyltheonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanygllu tam-
ylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylproly lthre-
onylisoleucylpriIylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylaspa rag-
inylleucylvalyphenylalanylasparaginyllysylgyycylisoleucylaspartylglutamy lph-
enylalanyltyrosylalanylgutaminyllcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylavlyla spart-
ylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalyprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylls erylal-
anyprolyphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylas para-
ginylvaylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolyl aspart-
ylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginyglutaminylisoleucylala nyyls-
eryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarg inylal-
anylglycylvalythreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylle ucyl-
prolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvaylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamylty rosyla-
saraginylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminyl valyl-
lysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylalanyglycylalanylalanyglycylalan ylisol-
eucylserylglycyserylalanylisoleucylbalyllsylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyyyl gluta-
minylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolyglutamyllysylmethionylleuc yla-
lanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalabylvalylglutaminlylprolylmethionylly sylala-
nylalanylthreonylarginylserine

It’s the scientific name for Tryptophan synthetase, which is a protein containing 267 amino acids.

[AEV D.]

Sylt - very good because very short and without an a, e, o, u or i :)

[Triball]

Way back in the 90's I had a computer game, and the toughest word was otorhinolaryngologist. Try that

[harper]

Antidisistablishmentarianism.

I'm trying to figure out if you intentionally misspelled this or if you are making a reference to the Urban Dictionary.

[dan de man]

iridium is always a good one

[1-wheeled-grape]

I know the worst... A! Sadly I'm not too good at hang man, at the moment :D
I shall take your words and run! Well except Samwii's... it's a bit long.

[AEV D.]

I know the worst... A! Sadly I'm not too good at hang man, at the moment :D
I shall take your words and run! Well except Samwii's... it's a bit long.

:D

the 2nd best german one is "donaukreuzschifffahrtskapitänmützenfarbe" or something like that :D

[1-wheeled-grape]

what does that mean?

[AEV D.]

errrrrrrr......the colour of the hat of the captain of the cruise ship on the danube :D

[1-wheeled-grape]

hahahaha all in one word! wow

[AEV D.]

yes, in germany you can make words which are longer than on page in that way, the ... of ... of .... of .... of .... of ... :D

[peleschramm]

sorry but its got to be this: that is of course if you ever find out how to pronounce it...

Methionylglutaminylarginytyrosylglutamylserylleucylphenylalanylalanylglu t-
aminylleucyllysylglutamylarginyllysylglutamylglycylalanylphenylalanyvaly l-
prolylphenylalanylvalythreonylleucylglycylaspartylprolyglycylisoleucylgl ut-
amylglutaminylserylleucyllysylisoleucylaspartylthreonylleucylisoleucylgl ut-
amylalanylglycylalanylaspartylalanylleucylglutamylleucylglycylglycylisol eu-
cylprolylphenylalanylserylaspartylprolylleucelalanylaspartyglycylprolyth reo-
nylisoleucylglutamiylasparaginylalanylthreonylleucylarginylalanylphenyla lan-
ylalanylglycylvalyltheonylprolylalanylglutaminylcysteinylphenylalanygllu tam-
ylmethionylleucyalanylleucylisoleucylarginylglutaminyllysylhistidylproly lthre-
onylisoleucylpriIylisoleucylglycylleucylleucylmethionyltyrosylalanylaspa rag-
inylleucylvalyphenylalanylasparaginyllysylgyycylisoleucylaspartylglutamy lph-
enylalanyltyrosylalanylgutaminyllcysteinylglutamyllysylvalylglycylavlyla spart-
ylserylvalylleucylvalylalanylaspartylvalyprolylvalylglutaminylglutamylls erylal-
anyprolyphenylalanylarginylglutaminylalanylalanylleucylarginylhistidylas para-
ginylvaylalanylprolylisoleucylphenylalanylisoleucylcysteinylprolylprolyl aspart-
ylalanylaspartylaspartylaspartylleucylleucylarginyglutaminylisoleucylala nyyls-
eryltyrosylglycylarginylglycyltyrosylthreonyltyrosylleucylleucylserylarg inylal-
anylglycylvalythreonylglycylalanylglutamylasparaginylarginylanylalanylle ucyl-
prolylleucylaspaaginylhistidylleucylvaylalanyllysylleucyllysylglutamylty rosyla-
saraginylglycylphenylalanylglycylisoleucylalanylprolylaspartylglutaminyl valyl-
lysylalanylalanylisoleucylaspartylalanylalanyglycylalanylalanyglycylalan ylisol-
eucylserylglycyserylalanylisoleucylbalyllsylisoleucylisoleucylglutamyyyl gluta-
minylhistidylasparaginylisoleucylglutamylprolyglutamyllysylmethionylleuc yla-
lanylalanylleucyllysylvalylphenylalabylvalylglutaminlylprolylmethionylly sylala-
nylalanylthreonylarginylserine

It’s the scientific name for Tryptophan synthetase, which is a protein containing 267 amino acids.

Is there really anybody in the world that can actually say this word by heart?

[1-wheeled-grape]

no.

how about this, it's a place in Wales
http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch_station_sign. JPG

[tugboat]

The word I always use is "hangman".

[surfer1024]

The word I always use is "hangman".

lol!

[wickedbob]

Use something crazy.

I would go with Incredulous, onomatopoeia, diuretics, Supercalifragicexpialidocious.

[Hazmat]

This would be a good one to try.... Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis)

[Triball]

no.

how about this, it's a place in Wales


I learned to pronounce this name a while ago:D

[kington99]

errrrrrrr......the colour of the hat of the captain of the cruise ship on the danube :D


funny, my Geman teacher would always use a word meaning 'the soil in the pot of the plant on the windowsill in the cabin of the captain of the cruise ship on the danube'. That or the verb 'to attempt to assisinate the aunt of a pygmy dignitary"

[poofengle]

Ha, I love that town's name, it's soo long lol. It's kinda like the hawaiian name for the trigger fish: humuhumunukUnukuapuaa

[AEV D.]

funny, my Geman teacher would always use a word meaning 'the soil in the pot of the plant on the windowsill in the cabin of the captain of the cruise ship on the danube'. That or the verb 'to attempt to assisinate the aunt of a pygmy dignitary"

thank you, that´s the word i searched for..i always forget what comes after "kapitän" (captain), now i know it: "kapinenfensterbrettpflanzenkübelerde"

the whole word: "Donaukreuzschifffahrtkapitänskabinenfensterbrettplanzenkübelerde"
but you can make it even longer with "farbe" (colour) :D

and the other,...can you tell me what "to assiniate" means?

[Pigs on Unicycles]

One of the best words I have used is why. It is extreamly hard. EDIT: No, that is not what she said.

Pigs

[AEV D.]

One of the best words I have used is why. It is extreamly hard. EDIT: No, that is not what she said.

Pigs

yes, that´s like "sylt" or sky,...:rolleyes:

[SHAY_CAM]

I would think 'Synth' would be a good word.

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

+1 to Cam.

Lots of people have posted long, obscure words but they aren't all that great because they usually have really common letters in them so even if you don't know the word, you can guess it.

Something without many e's and lots of w's, x's, y's and z's would be perfect, jajaja.

[Hazmat]

no.

how about this, it's a place in Wales
http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch_station_sign. JPG
:D Or this one in New Zealand. (http://pix.alaporte.net/pub/d/16126-1/Longest+Place+Name+in+the+World+1.JPG) :D

[Crazy_Bro]

I always like djinn, qat, and cwm

[Hazmat]

I don't even know how you would even memorize the whole word to play hangam. :D

http://pix.alaporte.net/pub/d/16126-1/Longest+Place+Name+in+the+World+1.JPG

[AEV D.]

I don't even know how you would even memorize the whole word to play hangam. :D

nothing is impossible :p

can you say it without making mistakes or getting a knot into your thongue? :D

[kington99]

thank you, that´s the word i searched for..i always forget what comes after "kapitän" (captain), now i know it: "kapinenfensterbrettpflanzenkübelerde"

the whole word: "Donaukreuzschifffahrtkapitänskabinenfensterbrettplanzenkübelerde"
but you can make it even longer with "farbe" (colour) :D

and the other,...can you tell me what "to assiniate" means?

'assassinate' means to kill someone

[thejdw]

'assassinate' means to kill someone

on purpose

[zfox001]

my favorite one to use is rhythm

[ninja tom]

I've used Volume a few times.. It works quite well.

and like someone said..antidisestablishmentarianism

[Michaelgoround]

Pwned would be a good one (no vowels)!
Plus in the end you can tell them you pwnd them with your word.:p

[Pseudonym]

Pwned would be a good one (no vowels)!
Plus in the end you can tell them you pwnd them with your word.:p

/facepalm

[harrben]

what about the word "pizzazz"?

[tapeman]

this one has lots of y's and it is long. I t is also too long to post so here is a link. Also elephant is good.

http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com/longest-word

[harrben]

but how in the world are you going to sensibly use something like that in such a game. speaking of the letter "y", how about the word "gypsy"?

[UniKid2]

My computer is counting the numbers of "Y" there are in that word..

http://luminaryuprise.wikidot.com/longest-word

EDIT: 30710

[Michaelgoround]

Cramudgen would be a good one.

[poofengle]

How about sequoia? Or nth? (like X to the nth degree) Another is bookkeeper or subbookkeeper if you want to get really crazy with the double letters

[Hazmat]

Quail or bonhomie are good words too also.

[crazyjoe]

Another German word:

rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

it means beef labeling oversight transfer law.

[p33wii]

Large words like some that I can't be bothered to spell that you have been using make it easier because the more letters they use the more chance the opponent has of succeeding at the game. Antidisestablishmentarianism would be bad as it only leaves out obscure letters like "X" and "Y" that no-one would use anyway. And since no-one uses them words like lynx are for the win.

I.Q. 179 editor at your service!

[BillyTheMountain]

The game hang man is banned from all schools due to its inadvertent promotion of violence. Rated R for violence.