Random Word Wheel: Spin a Word to Use

Random word wheel with 20 picture-friendly words, from rainbow to telescope. Spin a word for a story, a drawing game or a spelling warm-up.

Story writing
Drawing games
Spelling

On this wheel

Rainbow
Castle
Rocket
Pirate
Jungle
Volcano
Robot
Treasure
Dragon
Island
Snowflake
Teacup

Why use a random word wheel

Twenty words that are easy to picture are on the wheel. Spin one and write a sentence with it, draw it for others to guess, or spin three and fit them all into one story.

Fit three random words into a story
Students spin three words and write a short story that uses every one.
Draw a random word for others to guess
One player spins in secret and draws the word while the rest guess.
Spell the word the wheel picks
Teachers spin a word and the class spells it out loud.

This wheel wears the Spin a Yarn theme: embroidery on linen: a wooden hoop, running stitches, a felt pennant and a sewing-button hub. Your own copy keeps it, or pick another wheel theme.

How to use the random word wheel

Click the wheel to spin it.
Wait for it to slow down and stop on a random entry. The winner pops up on screen.
Click “Hide & Respin” to take the winner out and spin again, so nothing is picked twice.
Click “Create your own word picker” to save your own copy, change the entries, and share or embed it.

All 20 entries on the random word wheel

Rainbow
Castle
Rocket
Pirate
Jungle
Volcano
Robot
Treasure
Dragon
Island
Snowflake
Teacup
Lighthouse
Backpack
Pancake
Telescope
Balloon
Penguin
Bicycle
Thunder

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use my own spelling list?

Yes. Click “Create your own word picker” and type in this week’s spelling words.

Is the wheel really random?

Yes. Every entry has a slice of the same size, and where the wheel stops is picked with your browser’s cryptographically secure random number generator (crypto.getRandomValues), so nobody can predict or rig the result.

Can I change the entries on this wheel?

Yes. Click “Create your own word picker” to save your own copy. You can then add, remove or rename entries, change the theme and spin settings, and share or embed your wheel.