Random Generator
Choose what to pick and how many. Letters can skip the hard ones for word games, dates can be weekdays only, colours can be pastel or dark, and countries can be limited to a continent.
Worked examples
Three consonants for a game
Letters, consonants only, 3, no repeats
For example: K, T, M. No letter can appear twice.
The consonants are the 21 letters of the alphabet that are not A, E, I, O or U.
About Random Generator
A random generator is useful whenever you want an answer that nobody chose. This one picks five kinds of thing: letters, words, colours, dates and countries. Choose the kind, say how many you want, and the results appear straight away. Press Generate again for a fresh set.
Each kind has the options it needs. Letters can be vowels or consonants only, in capitals or lower case, and can leave out Q, U, V, X, Y and Z, which are the letters that make word games such as Scattergories hard. Words can be nouns, verbs, describing words, animals or foods, and can start with a letter you choose. Colours can be pastel, vivid, dark, light or muted and are shown as hex, RGB and HSL. Dates come from a range you set and can be weekdays only. Countries can be limited to a continent.
How to use Random Generator
- Choose what to pick: letters, words, colours, dates or countries.
- Set how many you want and fill in the options that appear for that kind.
- Tick No repeats if each result should appear only once.
- Press Generate for a new set, or Copy to take the results with you.
Common uses
- Choosing a letter for a spelling or categories game
- Picking a random working day for a spot check or a rota
- Finding colours to start a design or a craft project
- Choosing a country for a geography quiz or a holiday daydream
Frequently asked questions
Is every result equally likely?
Yes. The page asks the device for random numbers and throws away values that would favour some results over others, so each letter, word, date or country has the same chance as any other in the list you have chosen.
Where does the word list come from?
It is a list of a few hundred everyday English words written for this tool, split into nouns, verbs, describing words, animals and foods. It is not a dictionary, so it will not produce rare or technical words.
Which countries are included?
The 193 member states of the United Nations, grouped by continent. Countries that cross two continents are placed in the one they are most often listed under, for example Turkey in Asia and Russia in Europe.
Can I get the same result twice?
Only if No repeats is off. With No repeats ticked, a letter, word, date or country appears at most once in a set. Colours are not limited this way because they are not drawn from a short list.
How do I use a colour I like?
Each swatch shows the hex code, the RGB values and the HSL values. Copy the hex code, which starts with a hash, into a design tool, a document or a stylesheet.