Can I exclude hard letters like Q, X and Z?

Yes. Tick “Skip hard letters” to leave out Q, X, Z, J and V, which is how many people play Scattergories or Stop.

Can I get several letters at once?

Yes. Choose how many letters you need (up to 26). Untick “Allow repeats” to make every letter different.

Is every letter equally likely?

Yes. Each allowed letter has exactly the same chance; the tool does not weight letters by how often they appear in English.

Can I show the letter fullscreen for a word game?

Yes. Press “Fullscreen” at the top of the tool and the letters are shown large enough for a whole room or a stream. Press Esc or “Exit fullscreen” to go back.

Random Letter Generator – Pick a Letter A–Z

What is a random letter generator?

A random letter generator picks letters of the English alphabet (A to Z) at random. It is the digital version of the letter die or spinner used in many word games, and it is handy whenever you need an unpredictable starting letter: for games, for practice, or to beat writer's block.

How to use it

Letters: choose all 26 letters, vowels only (A, E, I, O, U) or consonants only.
How many: pick 1 letter or up to 26 at once.
Case: show UPPERCASE or lowercase letters.
Skip hard letters: leave out Q, X, Z, J and V, which have few common words.
Allow repeats: ticked, the same letter can appear more than once. Unticked, every letter is different, like drawing letter tiles from a bag.
Press Pick letter.

Fullscreen: press Fullscreen at the top of the tool and the drawn letters fill the screen, so the whole room can see them during word games. Press Esc to go back. With 🎨 Colors & effects you can set your own background and button colors (or a green screen for streaming) and choose whether the result is shown big with fireworks.

Every letter that matches your settings has exactly the same chance. The tool does not favour common letters like E or T. Picks come from your browser's secure random number generator and nothing is sent anywhere.

When to use a random letter

Word games

Scattergories and Stop / Categories: Draw a letter, then everyone writes a country, animal, name, food and so on that starts with it before time runs out. Tick Skip hard letters so nobody gets stuck on X.
Alphabet games on car trips: Draw a letter and race to spot something starting with it.
Word-building: Draw 7 letters without repeats and see who can make the longest word, Scrabble-style.

Learning and teaching

Phonics and spelling: Children say the sound of the letter or a word starting with it. Vowels-only and consonants-only draws help focus practice.
Language learning: Name as many words as you can in your new language starting with the drawn letter.
Handwriting practice: Switch between upper and lower case to practise both.

Creative work

Naming: Stuck naming a character, pet, project or team? Draw a starting letter for ideas.
Writing prompts: Write a sentence where every word starts with the drawn letter, or a short poem in which each line begins with the next drawn letter.

Tips

Drawing all 26 letters without repeats gives you the whole alphabet in a random order. That's useful for setting a random order for a game or a list.
For random numbers instead of letters, use the random number generator. To choose from your own words or names, use the spin wheel.

Random Letter Generator