How do I find the password for a Facebook account?

While there is no guaranteed way to guess a password, there are several methods that can point you in the right direction. If you want to learn how to guess a password, just follow these steps and you will succeed.

Method 1: Common tricks

1) Guess the most common passwords. At the end of each year, a list of the 25 most common passwords is released. These passwords are the easiest to guess and therefore the most commonly compromised. While you should avoid choosing any of these passwords, try guessing from this list of passwords:

• Password
• 123456@
• 12345678
• abc123
• qwerty
• monkey
• letmein
• dragon
• 111111
• baseball
• iloveyou
• trustno1
• 1234567
• sunshine
• master
• 123123
• welcome
• shadow
• Ashley
• football
• Jesus
• Michael
• ninja
• mypassword
• password1

2) Use some common password tricks. In addition to guessing the most obvious passwords, there are a few tricks that professional password guessers use. They know, for example, that there is at least a 50% chance that a user's password will have one or more vowels. Here are some other tricks you should know:

• If the password has a number, it will usually be 1 or 2 and will be at the end of the password.
• If there is a capital letter in the password, it will usually be at the beginning – often followed by a vowel.

3) See if the password must meet any requirements. See if the password must be a certain length (usually passwords must be at least 6 characters long) and if it must have at least one number or symbol or special character. If you are not sure, you can try creating your own account on the website you are trying to guess the password from and you will be informed about the password requirements.

4) Ask for a hint. If the password has a “hint” option, then ask for a hint to guide you in guessing the password. The hint could be something like, “What is your mother’s maiden name?” or “What is the name of your first pet?” These questions can narrow down your guesses. Even if you don’t know the name of your first pet, you can guess from a variety of pet names.

• The hint can narrow your search quite a bit if you know some personal information about that person. For example, if the question is “Where were you born?” you may already know the person’s state of birth – or even their city of birth.

Method 2: Reading the instructions

1) Guess personal names. Many people, especially women, have personal names in their passwords. Most people wouldn't put their names in a password, but you could try them anyway. Here are some other names to try when guessing a password:

• The name of the person's spouse
• The names of the person's siblings
• The name of the person's current or favorite pet
• The name of the person's favorite athlete (especially a man)
• Person's childhood nickname or current nickname

2)Guess the person's hobbies and interests. You can also guess a password by thinking about the person's hobbies or interests. Here are some tricks to try:

• Try pairing a man's favorite athlete with his favorite sport. For example: "Tigergolf" or "Kobebball."
• Guess the name of a woman's favorite TV show or the name of a favorite character on that show.
• Guess the name of a person's favorite sports hobby. If the person loves to swim, try "thalassa" with some numbers after it.

3) Guess important numbers. Many people use numbers in their password, indicating a date or a lucky number. Some people even make their entire password consist of numbers. You can try these numbers on their own or add them to the end of one of the words you guessed. Here are some ways to guess someone's password based on numbers:

• Guess the person's birthday. For example, if the person's birthday is 12/18/75, type "121875" or "12181975."
• Try the person's address. The person's address, such as 955, could be part of the password.
• Try the person's lucky number. If the person was vocal about their lucky number, try it.
• If the person played a sport, try their jersey number as part of the password.
• Try a part of the person's phone number.
• Try the person's college or high school graduation date.

4)Guess the person. You can also guess the person's password by guessing from some of the person's favorite things. Here are some favorite things you can try:

• The person's favorite TV show.
• The person's favorite movie.
• The person's favorite food.
• The person's favorite book.