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Pick random letters from A to Z, vowels, or consonants, with or without repeats, and with fair odds or odds like real English. Roll a letter for a Scattergories-style categories game with a timer, or draw Countdown letters and Scrabble racks.
Also try the NATO Alphabet Generator, Random Noun Generator, and Spin the Wheel.
Last updated: October 3, 2026 · Published: 2026-03-23 · Updated: 2026-10-03
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Pick how many letters you want, choose any options, and click Generate. Each letter shows its NATO code word.
A random letter generator picks letters of the alphabet at random, for word games, categories games, classroom activities, and writing prompts.
Muxgen's generator draws from the 26 letters of the English alphabet: 5 vowels and 21 consonants. By default every letter has the same 1 in 26 chance (about 3.8%). Switch to English odds and common letters like E, T, and A come up far more often than Q or Z, just like in real words.
It also runs a categories game with letters that don't repeat and a timer, picks 9 Countdown letters with the show's vowel rules, and draws 7-tile Scrabble racks from a full 100-tile set. Everything runs in your browser, with no sign-up.
Three steps from a random letter to a game.
Random letters gives you 1 to 100 letters. Categories game rolls a letter for Scattergories-style play with a timer. Word game tiles draws Countdown letters or a Scrabble rack.
Choose uppercase, lowercase, or mixed; vowels or consonants; equal odds or odds like English text; and whether letters can repeat. Skip hard letters like Q, U, V, X, Y, and Z, or leave out any letters you've used.
Every letter shows its NATO code word. Copy the letters, copy them as NATO words, or start the timer and play.
Random letters, a categories game with a timer, or Countdown and Scrabble draws.
1 to 26 letters with no repeats, or up to 100 with repeats allowed.
Uppercase (ABC), lowercase (abc), or a random mix of both.
All 26 letters, the 5 vowels, or the 21 consonants.
Equal chance gives every letter a 1 in 26 chance. Like English text picks E about 12.7% of the time and Z about 0.074%.
Leaves out Q, U, V, X, Y, and Z, the letters the classic Scattergories die skips because few words start with them.
Type any letters to remove them from the pool, like letters already used in a game.
Categories rounds last 1, 1.5, 2, or 3 minutes. Countdown gives 30 seconds and checks your word uses only your letters.
Quick letter games for parties, classrooms, and car trips, with the generator setting to use for each.
| Game | Players | How to play | Generator setting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Categories (Scattergories-style) | 2+ | Roll a letter and set a timer. Everyone writes an answer for each category that starts with that letter. Unique answers score a point; answers someone else also wrote score nothing. | Categories game, 12 random categories, 2:00 |
| Name, Place, Animal, Thing | 2+ | The classic paper version: four columns, one letter per round, and the first player to fill every column shouts "Stop!". Known as Stadt, Land, Fluss in Germany and Petit Bac in France. | Categories game, Name, Place, Animal, Thing |
| Countdown letters | 1+ | Pick 9 letters from the vowel and consonant piles, then find the longest word in 30 seconds. | Word game tiles, Countdown |
| Anagram rack | 1+ | Draw 7 tiles and find as many words as you can, or the highest-scoring one. Great Scrabble practice. | Word game tiles, Scrabble rack |
| Alphabet scavenger hunt | 1+ | Generate a letter and race to find something in the room that starts with it. | Random letters, 1 letter, skip hard letters |
| Word chain | 2+ | Start with a random letter. Each player says a word starting with the last letter of the previous word, with no repeats. | Random letters, 1 letter |
| Make a word | 1+ | Generate 2 vowels and 5 consonants and build the longest word you can. Swap in a third vowel if you get stuck. | Random letters, Like English text |
| Alliteration challenge | 1+ | Write a sentence or tongue twister where every word starts with the random letter. | Random letters, 1 letter |
Six steps to a Scattergories-style game, or the paper classic Name, Place, Animal, Thing.
Every category the generator can deal, all family-friendly. Print them, or let the tool pick 6 or 12 per round.
How often each letter appears in typical English text. E alone makes up about 12.7% of letters, while Z, Q, X, and J together make up less than 0.5%. "Like English text" odds use these numbers.
Approximate figures from Robert Lewand, Cryptological Mathematics (2000). Values vary with the text.
Every letter with its position, type, NATO code word, frequency in English, and Scrabble tiles and points.
| # | Letter | Type | NATO word | Frequency | Scrabble tiles | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A a | Vowel | Alfa | 8.2% | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | B b | Consonant | Bravo | 1.5% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | C c | Consonant | Charlie | 2.8% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | D d | Consonant | Delta | 4.3% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | E e | Vowel | Echo | 12.7% | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | F f | Consonant | Foxtrot | 2.2% | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | G g | Consonant | Golf | 2% | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | H h | Consonant | Hotel | 6.1% | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | I i | Vowel | India | 7% | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | J j | Consonant | Juliett | 0.15% | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | K k | Consonant | Kilo | 0.77% | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | L l | Consonant | Lima | 4% | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | M m | Consonant | Mike | 2.4% | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | N n | Consonant | November | 6.7% | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | O o | Vowel | Oscar | 7.5% | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | P p | Consonant | Papa | 1.9% | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Q q | Consonant | Quebec | 0.095% | 1 | 10 |
| 18 | R r | Consonant | Romeo | 6% | 6 | 1 |
| 19 | S s | Consonant | Sierra | 6.3% | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | T t | Consonant | Tango | 9.1% | 6 | 1 |
| 21 | U u | Vowel | Uniform | 2.8% | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | V v | Consonant | Victor | 0.98% | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | W w | Consonant | Whiskey | 2.4% | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | X x | Consonant | X-ray | 0.15% | 1 | 8 |
| 25 | Y y | Consonant | Yankee | 2% | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | Z z | Consonant | Zulu | 0.074% | 1 | 10 |
The English alphabet has 5 vowels and 21 consonants. Y is a consonant in "yes" but acts like a vowel in "gym" and "happy".
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How the letters game from the TV show Countdown works, and how Word game tiles copies it.
Letters are picked one at a time, each from either the vowel pile or the consonant pile.
The tool greys out a pile when choosing it would break the rule.
The clock starts as soon as the ninth letter appears.
One point per letter, and 18 for using all nine. Each letter can be used only once.
An English Scrabble set has 100 tiles, including 2 blanks. Rare letters are worth more. The Scrabble rack draws from exactly this mix.
| Points | Letters |
|---|---|
| 1 | A, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T, U |
| 2 | D, G |
| 3 | B, C, M, P |
| 4 | F, H, V, W, Y |
| 5 | K |
| 8 | J, X |
| 10 | Q, Z |
| 0 | Blank (2 tiles) |
| Tiles each | Letters |
|---|---|
| 12 | E |
| 9 | A, I |
| 8 | O |
| 6 | N, R, T |
| 4 | D, L, S, U |
| 3 | G |
| 2 | B, C, F, H, M, P, V, W, Y |
| 1 | J, K, Q, X, Z |
Code words for spelling letters clearly over the phone or radio. Every random letter shows its word. To spell whole words or names, use the NATO Alphabet Generator.
Quick phonics and alphabet activities that need nothing but this page and a pencil.
Generate one letter and find three things in the room that start with it.
Use Mixed case to show a letter, and ask children to write its partner: A and a, G and g.
Generate a consonant and say its sound, then think of a word that starts with it.
Generate five letters and write each one three times, in upper and lower case.
Generate 10 letters and circle the vowels. Count how many there are.
Generate 2 vowels and 3 consonants and make as many short words as possible.
Match the batch size to the activity.
| Batch size | Best for |
|---|---|
| 1 letter | A categories round, a word chain start, or a letter of the day |
| 3–5 letters | Initials for a character, a word-building warm-up, or phonics practice |
| 7 letters | A Scrabble-style rack for anagram practice |
| 26 letters, no repeats | A shuffled alphabet, the order for a spelling bee, or a turn order |
| 100 letters with repeats | Letter frequency experiments, test data, or a letter search worksheet |
Built for letter games, lessons, and word puzzles.
Every letter has a 1 in 26 chance, or switch to the frequency of letters in real English text.
Vowels only, consonants only, upper, lower, or mixed case, with or without repeats.
Letters that don't repeat, random category lists, a countdown timer, and answer checking.
Pick 9 letters with the show's vowel rules, or draw 7 tiles from a real 100-tile mix.
Every letter shows its phonetic word, and you can copy letters spelled out as Alfa, Bravo, Charlie.
No sign-up and nothing saved. Works on phones, tablets, and computers.
Who uses a random letter generator, and why.
Scattergories-style categories, Name, Place, Animal, Thing, and word chain games.
Letter recognition, phonics, spelling bees, and quick vocabulary warm-ups.
Countdown practice and Scrabble anagram drills with realistic letter mixes.
Random initials for characters, alliteration prompts, and constrained writing.
Alphabet scavenger hunts and car games with no setup.
Quick random letters for test data, labels, or placeholder codes.
When to use this tool, and when something else fits better.
Spin the Wheel is fun on a big screen. This tool is faster for repeat rounds and adds filters, timers, and no-repeat letters.
The die can repeat letters in back-to-back rounds. This keeps track and doesn't repeat until every letter is used.
Real tiles feel great but go missing. The Scrabble rack here always draws from a complete set.
This is built for games and lessons. For passwords, use a password generator built on cryptographic randomness.
How random the letters are, where the numbers come from, and what this tool isn't.
Letters come from your browser's standard random function, which is fair for games and lessons but not designed for passwords or security codes.
The English percentages are widely cited figures from Robert Lewand's analysis of English text. Real numbers shift with the text, topic, and era.
Scattergories, Scrabble, and Countdown are trademarks of their owners. This tool only uses publicly known rules and letter counts for practice.
The 26 letters of the modern English alphabet, without accents or letters from other alphabets.
Words you'll come across in alphabet lessons and letter games.
A letter for an open speech sound. English has 5: A, E, I, O, and U.
A letter for a sound made by blocking air with the lips, teeth, or tongue. English has 21.
A letter that can act as a vowel or consonant, like Y in "gym" versus "yes".
Capital letters (A, B, C), used at the start of sentences and names.
Small letters (a, b, c), used for most writing.
How often each letter appears in a language. In English, E is the most common.
The first two columns of keys on a Linotype typesetting machine, arranged roughly by how common each letter is.
Code words for each letter, from Alfa to Zulu, used to spell clearly by radio or phone.
A sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet, like "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
Words close together that start with the same sound, like "Peter Piper picked".
In Scrabble, playing all 7 tiles in one turn, which earns a 50-point bonus.
A Scrabble tile with no letter and no points that can stand for any letter. A set has 2.
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