Choose a letter set and spin. Remove letters as they come up to go through the alphabet without repeats.
Ways to use a letter wheel
- Category games: spin a letter, then everyone names a city, an animal and a food that starts with it.
- Spelling and phonics: say the sound, find a word, write it down.
- Warm-ups: one sentence where every word starts with the letter.
- Naming: stuck on a name for a pet, a team or a character? Spin the first letter.
Go through the alphabet once
Turn on Remove the winner automatically in Options. Every letter that comes up leaves the wheel, so you get each letter exactly once in a random order. Tap the A–Z preset to start over.
Why leave out Q, X and Z?
Few English words start with Q, X or Z, which makes those letters frustrating in word games. The Easy letters preset keeps the other 23 so every round is playable.
Questions
How do I get a random letter?
Spin the wheel. Each letter has an equal slice, so each has the same chance.
Can I spin only vowels or only consonants?
Yes. Tap the Vowels or Consonants preset.
Can I avoid repeated letters?
Turn on “Remove the winner automatically” in Options; each letter then comes up once.
What is the 27th letter of the alphabet?
The English alphabet has 26 letters. Schoolchildren in the 1800s often recited the ampersand (&) after Z as a 27th, saying “and per se and”, which is where the word ampersand comes from.
More wheels
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- Number wheelSpin a random number from any range.
- Team generatorSplit a list into random teams.
- Name pickerPick names from a list, no repeats.
- Name matcherRandom pairs, partners and gift draws.
- Food wheelCan’t decide what to eat? Spin.
- Truth or dare wheelSpin Truth or Dare, then a question.
- Random color wheelSpin a random color with its hex code.
- Country wheelSpin a random country, worldwide or by continent.
- Giveaway wheelDraw fair winners for giveaways and raffles.
- Decision wheelLet the wheel decide between options.
- Flip a coinHeads or tails, one coin or ten.
- Dice rollerRoll d4 to d100, up to 10 dice.
- Name generatorRandom boy, girl and full names.
- Secret SantaDraw names, send private links.
- Percentage wheelSet each slice’s chance in %.
- Elimination wheelKnock names out; last one wins.
- Character wheelHair, eyes, personality, power.
- Drawing ideas wheelWhat should I draw? Spin.
- Question wheelIcebreakers and fun questions.
- US states wheelSpin one of the 50 states.
- NFL team wheelAll 32 NFL teams.
- NBA team wheelAll 30 NBA teams.
- MLB team wheelAll 30 MLB teams.
- Animal wheelFarm, wild, ocean animals and more.
- Movie wheelCan’t pick a film? Spin.
- Picture wheelA wheel with your own images.
- Video game wheelWhat should I play? Spin.
- Fortnite challenge wheelRandom Fortnite challenges.
- Spin the wheel ideasReady wheels for parties, class and work.
- Fairness test1,000,000 spins, every count published.