Random Letter Picker

One letter, chosen at random

A random letter picker is a small tool with a lot of uses. It gives you a single letter from A to Z, drawn fairly, with a spin everyone can watch. The default wheel holds the full alphabet; trim it to whatever set you need.

Ways to use it

• Word games. “Name a country starting with…”, categories, Scattergories-style rounds, Boggle warm-ups.
• Writing and art prompts. Draw something that starts with the letter, or write a sentence where every word begins with it.
• Classroom starters. Think of a word from this week’s topic beginning with the letter; line up in alphabetical order from a random start point.
• Naming things. Stuck on a name for a character, a pet, a team or a project? Let the letter give you a starting sound.
• Team assignments. Split a group by the first letter of their name, using the wheel to pick which letter-block goes first.

How to use it

1. Spin the full A–Z wheel, or edit the list first.
2. For a harder game, remove common letters (A, E, S, T) so players get trickier prompts.
3. For a vowels/consonants round, keep only that set.
4. Turn on Remove the winner after each spin to work through the alphabet without repeats.

Tips

Keep the wheel on screen during a game so the next spin is one click away. If you are alternating between letters and numbers, set up two browser tabs — one on this wheel and one on the random number generator — and switch between them.