Accounts & passwords
Make a password you can remember
A good password keeps your accounts safe from strangers. The good news is simple. A strong password does not have to be hard to remember. You can make one that is safe and easy. You are going to do great.
~5 min Always free
Let us make a password that is strong and easy to recall. We will use a fun trick with three words.
On most phones and computers
- Pick three words that have nothing to do with each other.
- For example, choose Blue, Garden, and Spoon.
- Put the three words together as one word.
- Now you have BlueGardenSpoon.
- Add the number 7 at the end.
- Now you have BlueGardenSpoon7.
- Make the first letter of each word a capital letter.
- This helps your password stay strong.
- Remember, longer passwords are stronger. Three real words are already nice and long.
- Do not use your name or your pet's name.
- Do not use your birthday. Strangers can guess those.
- Say your password quietly in your head a few times.
- Do this on your own, not out loud near other people.
Buddy’s tip
Worried you will forget? Write it on paper. Keep that paper somewhere safe at home, like a drawer. Do not write the website name next to it.
Three unrelated words plus a number makes a strong, easy password.