Random letter generator

Spin for a random letter from A to Z, a vowel, a consonant or your own letters, and take each letter off the wheel after it comes up.

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A letter picker wheel for games and class

A random letter generator picks a letter nobody can argue with: everyone sees the wheel spin and stop. Spin the whole alphabet, only vowels or consonants, or the letters of a word or a name. Leave out letters that make a game too hard, show letters as capitals, small letters or both, and hide each letter after it comes up so the next round gets a new one.

How to pick a random letter

  1. Choose A to Z, vowels, consonants or your own letters.
  2. Leave out any letters you want to skip, or leave out the hard letters in one click.
  3. Spin. The wheel stops on your random letter.
  4. Hide the letter after it comes up to keep every round different.

Ways to use a random letter

  • Pick the letter for each round of Name, Place, Animal, Thing.
  • Choose a letter of the week for a phonics lesson.
  • Ask a child to find something in the room that starts with the letter.
  • Start a word chain, a tongue twister or a quick spelling game.
  • Pick a random initial for a baby name, a pet name or a story character.

Letters for Name, Place, Animal, Thing

In Name, Place, Animal, Thing, every player writes a name, a place, an animal and a thing that start with the same letter, and the first to finish calls stop. Spin a letter for each round, leave out Q, X, Y, Z, which start very few words, and hide each letter once it has been played so no round repeats a letter.

The English alphabet

The English alphabet has 26 letters: 5 vowels and 21 consonants. Y can sound like a vowel, as in "gym", and counts as a consonant on the wheel.

Vowels (5)
A, E, I, O, U
Consonants (21)
B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I pick a random letter?

Spin a letter wheel with the letters you want on it. The SpinnerWheel random letter generator holds A to Z, only vowels or consonants, or your own letters, and every letter on it has the same chance.

How many vowels and consonants does English have?

The English alphabet has 26 letters: 5 vowels, A, E, I, O and U, and 21 consonants. Y can sound like a vowel, as in "gym", but it is counted with the consonants on the SpinnerWheel letter picker.

Which letters should I leave out for word games?

Leave out letters that start very few words, such as Q, X, Y, Z, so every round stays playable. The SpinnerWheel letter picker leaves them out in one click, and any other letter can be added to its leave-out list.

Can the wheel pick letters without repeats?

Hide each letter after it comes up. In the SpinnerWheel letter picker, a hidden letter goes onto the leave-out list, so later spins cannot pick it again until it is taken off the list.

Can I spin the letters of a word or a name?

Choose your own letters on the SpinnerWheel letter picker and type any word, name or set of letters. Each letter becomes a slice, so a letter typed twice gets two slices, and spaces and punctuation are ignored.