# hangman > Play the classic Hangman word-guessing game. > More information: . - Start the game: `hangman` - Guess a letter: `{{|||...}}` - Move to the next word: `` - Quit the game: `` - Start the game with a specific minimum word length (default is 6): `hangman -m {{min_length}}` - Start the game with a specific word list: `hangman -d {{path/to/word_list}}`