Random letter generator
A random letter for Scattergories, word games, phonics practice or naming things. Choose which letters are in play.
Press Generate.
Games that need a random letter
- Scattergories / Stop / Categories: one letter, then everyone lists an animal, a country and a food starting with it before the timer ends.
- Alphabet warm-ups: draw without replacement and have the class name a word for each letter until the bag is empty.
- Phonics: vowels only for short-vowel practice, consonants for initial-sound work; lowercase is what early readers see in books.
- Word ladders and Boggle-style rounds: generate 7 to 10 letters with repeats allowed and make as many words as you can.
Every letter in play has the same chance. That is different from how often letters appear in English (E is roughly 12% of written letters, Z well under 1%), which is why hard letters feel like they come up "too often" in a fair draw.
Questions people ask
How do I get a random letter for Scattergories?
Press Generate with the default settings. Many physical Scattergories dice leave out hard letters like Q, U, V, X, Y and Z; tick "Leave out hard letters" to do the same.
Can I get only vowels or only consonants?
Yes. Choose All letters, Vowels (A, E, I, O, U) or Consonants. Y is counted as a consonant.
Can I stop letters repeating?
Tick "No repeats in a set" when generating several letters at once, or use "Draw without replacement" to work through the alphabet one letter at a time, which is handy for an A-to-Z game.