How to pick a random letter
- Choose the letters
All 26, vowels only, consonants only, or the common set that leaves out Q, U, V, X, Y, and Z. You can also edit the list by hand.
- Set how many
Draw one letter or several at once. A single draw never repeats a letter.
- Turn on no repeats
Picked letters leave the wheel for later spins, so a whole game can run without the same letter twice.
- Spin
The wheel lands on the first letter and lists any others in the result card.
Games and lessons that need a random letter
Category games
Spin a letter, then race to name an animal, a city, and a food that start with it. The common set keeps out the letters that stall a round.
Phonics practice
Young readers say the letter's sound, or name a word that starts with it, before the next spin.
Writing warm-ups
Every sentence in the next paragraph has to begin with the letter on the wheel.
Road trip games
Spin a letter and the first person to spot a sign with a word starting with it wins the round.
Why some letters get left out
Some letters start far fewer English words than others. In category and word games, a round on X or Q can stall the whole table, so the common-letter preset drops Q, U, V, X, Y, and Z and keeps the other 20. Choose All 26 when you want the full challenge.
Each line on the wheel has exactly the same chance. That means you can change the odds on purpose: type the vowels twice and they come up twice as often. For whole words instead of letters, use the Random Word Generator. To draw people rather than letters, the Random Name Picker works the same way.
Frequently asked questions
Is each letter equally likely?
Yes. Each slice holds one letter, and the winner is chosen with crypto.getRandomValues using rejection sampling, so with all 26 letters each one has exactly a 1 in 26 chance.
Can I draw letters without repeats?
Yes. Turn on No repeats and each letter leaves the pool once it is picked. The counter shows how many are left, and Reset picked puts them all back. A draw of several letters at once never repeats within that draw.
Can I use lowercase letters or other alphabets?
Yes. Edit the list and type anything, one item per line: lowercase letters, letter pairs like th and sh, or the letters of another alphabet, such as Greek, or Spanish with the extra letter Ñ.
Is my letter list saved?
The list and your settings stay in this browser's local storage. Copy share link carries the list inside a link, so someone else can open the same wheel.
Can I put this wheel on my website or in Google Slides?
On a website, yes. Press Embed this wheel and copy the iframe code. Paste it anywhere that accepts HTML or embed code, such as a blog post, a Google Sites page, or a course page in a learning platform like Canvas, Moodle, or Schoology (some schools turn embeds off, so check with your admin if it does not show). The embedded wheel keeps the entries you had when you copied the code, and visitors spin it right on your page.
Google Slides does not accept iframe code, so the wheel cannot run inside a slide there. Copy the link code or the share link instead, add it to a slide, and click it while you present. Slide and whiteboard tools that accept embed code or a web address, and PowerPoint with a web viewer add-in, can show the live wheel.