How random letters are selected
The tool chooses from the active alphabet with browser crypto randomness. Switch modes to pick from uppercase, lowercase, vowels, or consonants.
A random letter generator returns one letter at a time from an alphabet you choose. Four alphabet modes are supported: uppercase A through Z, lowercase a through z, vowels only (AEIOU), and consonants only (the remaining twenty-one English letters). Each draw samples one character from the active set using the browser crypto API, with equal probability across the letters in that set. The result appears in very large italic serif so it is legible from across a room, which matters for classroom prompts, group games, and warmups.
The most common use is the Scattergories-style category game: someone draws a letter, then every player has to name something in each category that starts with that letter. The same mechanic shows up in classroom phonics warmups, name-the-X icebreakers, ABC story games, and brand-name brainstorms where you want every team to start a new round on a different starting letter. Vowel-only mode is handy for spelling practice, and consonant-only mode is useful for crossword and Wordle-style warmups where vowels are usually given.
There is no list of recent letters on screen because the value of the tool is the single large letter — recording history would invite gaming the draw. The active mode is stored in the URL so a shared link opens already on the right alphabet, which is the usual setup when a teacher hands off the room or a host shares the screen with players.