Random letter generator

How to pick a random letter

1. Press Spin. The wheel starts with all 26 letters of the English alphabet, A to Z.
2. Read your letter. The wheel stops on one letter and shows it in a large result window, ready for everyone to see.
3. Spin again, or take it off the wheel. Press Remove from wheel if that letter shouldn’t come up again, or turn on Remove the winner after each spin in the Customize tab to use every letter exactly once.

Each letter has a 1 in 26 chance (about 3.8%) on every spin. The wheel has no memory, so the same letter can come up twice in a row unless you remove it.

Choose which letters are on the wheel

The Letters list is just text, one letter per line, so you can make any set you need. The samples under the list set up the common ones in one click:

• Word game letters leaves out Q, U, V, X, Y and Z, which are hard to start words with. It’s a good fit for category games where every round should be playable.
• Vowels and Consonants split the alphabet for phonics practice and spelling games.
• Lowercase a–z is useful for young children who are learning lowercase letter shapes.
• Phonetic alphabet puts Alfa, Bravo, Charlie and the rest on the wheel for spelling-alphabet practice.

To make a letter more likely, add it more than once. You can also type letters from other alphabets, such as Ñ, Ä or Greek letters. Each line is one equal segment.

Games and activities with a letter wheel

Category games

Spin a letter, start a timer and have everyone write an animal, a city and a food that start with it. Unique answers score points.

Alphabet practice

Spin and ask a child to say the letter’s sound, write it, or find something in the room that starts with it.

Spelling and vocabulary

Students name as many words as they can that begin with the letter before the next spin.

Writing prompts

Every sentence in a short story has to start with the letter on the wheel. It’s harder than it sounds.

Name ideas

Stuck on a name for a pet, a character or a team? Spin for the first letter and brainstorm from there.

Road trip games

Spin a letter and race to spot a sign, car or place that starts with it.

Play a full game without repeats

For a game that runs through the alphabet, open the Customize tab and turn on Remove the winner after each spin. Each letter you land on is taken off the wheel, so every round gets a new letter. When you want to start over, use Reset this wheel to its default settings at the bottom of the Letters tab, or pick the A–Z sample again.