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Get random things from 524: animals, food, objects, vehicles, places, jobs, fantasy creatures, events and even ideas. Filter by kind, by how easy each thing is to draw or act out, or by first letter. Then play a timed charades or drawing game with your friends, or mash two things together for a creative challenge.
Also try the Random Object Generator, What to Draw Generator, and Random Noun Generator.
Last updated: October 3, 2026 · Published: 2026-03-27 · Updated: 2026-10-03
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524 of 524 things match.
Get random things from 524: animals, foods, objects, places, vehicles, jobs, fantasy creatures, events and ideas. Filter by kind, difficulty or first letter.
A random thing generator picks random things, anything from an animal to an object, a place or an idea, at the click of a button. People use one for charades and drawing games, sketching practice, icebreakers, vocabulary lessons and creative brainstorming.
Muxgen's generator draws from 524 family-friendly things in 15 kinds. Each one is rated easy, medium or hard to draw or act out, and every letter from A to Z is covered, so you can ask for "a hard animal" or "something starting with Q".
The built-in game deals things one at a time with a timer and team scores, and the mash-up challenge combines unrelated things into inventions, drawings and stories. Everything runs in your browser.
Three steps from a click to a game.
Random things gives 1–50 things at once. Charades & drawing game runs timed turns with team scores. Mash-up challenge combines two or three things into a creative prompt.
Narrow the 524 things by kind, by how easy they are to draw or act out, or by first letter.
Swap any thing you do not like, copy the list, or lock part of a mash-up and roll again.
1 to 50 per batch with no repeats. New batches show things you have not just seen first.
15 kinds, from animals and food to places, jobs, fantasy creatures, events and ideas.
Easy, medium or hard to draw, act out or guess. Use Easy for young kids and Hard for a challenge.
Only things beginning with one letter, A to Z. Handy for alphabet games and letter-of-the-day lessons.
Charades, drawing or describing, a difficulty, 30–120 second turns and up to 4 teams.
Two or three things from different kinds, and an invention, drawing, story or business challenge.
15 kinds, how many things each has, and easy and hard examples.
Every thing in the generator, grouped by first letter. Handy for alphabet games, letter-of-the-day lessons and Scattergories-style rounds.
How hard each thing is to draw, act out or guess. Pick the level that suits your group.
Common, concrete things almost anyone can draw or act out in seconds.
Familiar things that take a little creativity to show without words.
Six steps with the built-in game, plus the rules for each style.
Choose Charades, Drawing or Describe it, and Easy for kids or mixed groups, Medium for most adults, or Hard for experienced players.
Choose solo or up to 4 teams and a turn length of 30, 60, 90, 120 seconds. Two teams of three to six players work best.
The actor, artist or describer takes the phone or laptop. Tap the card to hide the thing if others might see it.
Act, draw or describe the thing. Tap Got it! when the team guesses correctly, or Skip to move on.
When time runs out, see what your team guessed and skipped, then pass to the next team.
Play a set number of rounds or until a team reaches an agreed score, such as 20 points.
One player acts the thing out in silence while their team guesses. No talking, mouthing words, sound effects or pointing at real objects. Classic signals for words and syllables are allowed.
One player draws the thing on paper or a whiteboard while their team guesses, Pictionary-style. No letters, numbers, symbols or talking. Gestures toward the drawing are fine.
One player describes the thing without saying the word, any part of it, or a rhyme, like Taboo or Heads Up!. The team shouts guesses until someone gets it.
The classic gestures most players know. Agree on them before you start.
| Signal | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hold up fingers | How many words the answer has. Then hold up fingers again to show which word you are acting. |
| Fingers laid on your forearm | How many syllables the current word has. Then show which syllable you are acting. |
| Cup a hand behind your ear | Sounds like: act out a word that rhymes with the real one. |
| Sweep your arms in a big circle | Act out the whole thing at once instead of word by word. |
| Thumb and finger almost touching | A small word, such as a, the, of or in. |
| Pull your hands apart or push them together | Make the guess longer or shorter, for example adding -s or -ing. |
| Point to your nose and then the guesser | Right on the nose: that guess is correct. |
| Beckon with your hands | Keep going, you are getting close. |
Linking two unrelated things forces your brain off its usual paths. It is the idea behind Edward de Bono's random entry technique, used in brainstorming and design. Three worked examples:
Invention challenge
Drawing challenge
Story challenge
The full list by kind. The dot shows difficulty.
EasyMediumHard
Built for playing, drawing and thinking, not just listing.
Animals, food, objects, gadgets, vehicles, places, nature, plants, clothing, activities, jobs, fantasy, music, events and ideas.
Every thing is rated easy, medium or hard to draw or act out.
Filter by first letter, including tricky ones like Q, X and Z.
Timed turns, Got it and Skip buttons, a hide button and scores for up to 4 teams.
Random combinations with invention, drawing, story and business prompts.
Every thing is safe for kids, classrooms and work events.
Copy one thing, a whole list, or a list with kinds and difficulty.
Runs in your browser with no sign-up and nothing uploaded.
Who uses a random thing generator, and how.
Charades, drawing or describing games with built-in timer and scores.
Random things to draw as daily warm-ups, sketchbook prompts or doodle challenges.
Vocabulary practice, letter-of-the-day lists and describe-it speaking games.
Ask people which random thing they are most like, or to talk for a minute about one.
Use mash-ups to jolt a team out of predictable ideas.
Generate three things and write a story that includes them all.
Pick a letter and race to name things from different kinds.
Random loot, props or locations for a game session.
Quick guessing games with no materials needed.
When to use this tool, and when another one fits better.
The object generator focuses on physical objects with materials and sizes. This tool covers every kind of thing, including animals, places, jobs and ideas.
The item generator is built around everyday items, scavenger hunts and a desert island challenge. This tool is broader and built for party games.
The noun generator is about grammar and word types. This tool is about things to draw, act out and talk about.
The drawing generator writes full art prompts. This tool gives single things to draw, plus charades and mash-ups.
Card decks run out and get lost. This deck has hundreds of things, a timer and scorekeeping.
Chatbots repeat the same ideas and are not truly random. This list is fixed, rated and shuffled fairly.
How the list, ratings and games were put together.
Ratings reflect how quickly a typical group could guess the thing from a drawing or mime. Your group may find some easier or harder.
Abstract ideas like courage or time are very hard to act out, so charades and drawing decks only include them on Hard.
Every matching thing has the same chance of being picked, and batches never repeat a thing.
Each thing appears once, in the kind it is most often thought of. Pumpkin is a plant here, mushroom is food.
No violence, brands or adult themes, so the list works for kids, classrooms and workplaces.
Your picks, scores and mash-ups stay in your browser tab.
Terms used on this page and in the games.
Any object, living being, place, event or idea that can be named, from a cat to courage.
A noun for something you can see, touch, hear, smell or taste, such as an apple or a drum.
A noun for an idea, feeling or quality you cannot touch, such as love, time or luck.
A guessing game in which a player silently acts out a word or phrase for their team.
A guessing game in which a player draws a word without letters or numbers, as in Pictionary.
A guessing game in which a player describes a word without saying it, as in Taboo or Heads Up!.
A charades signal, a cupped hand behind the ear, meaning the next mime rhymes with the answer.
A lateral thinking method from Edward de Bono: bring in a random word to trigger new ideas about a problem.
Deliberately linking two unrelated things to create something new, the idea behind the mash-up challenge.
A short activity that helps a group relax and start talking.
A classroom routine that focuses on words beginning with one letter.
The shuffled set of things used in a game, drawn one at a time without repeats until it runs out.
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Physical objects with materials and sizes.
Everyday items and scavenger hunts.
Nouns by type for word games.
Full drawing prompts.
Random emoji for guessing games.
Pick a letter for alphabet games.
Topics to talk or write about.
Split players into fair teams.