Spinner wheel for names, letters and numbers
Type your own list or pick a ready-made wheel and spin. Use it to pick a name, a letter for a word game, a number or who goes first.
What is a spinner wheel?
A spinner wheel is a random wheel that spins on the screen and stops on one of your options. You type the list, one option per line, or use a ready-made wheel of names, letters, numbers, colors or yes and no. Every option has the same chance. Your list is saved on your device only.
How to use it
- Pick a wheel: Names, Letters, Numbers, Yes or no, or Colors.
- To use your own list, type one option per line in the box. The wheel takes 2 to 40 options and redraws as you type.
- Tap Spin the wheel. Tapping the wheel itself spins it too. On a keyboard, move the focus to the wheel and press Enter or the space bar.
- The wheel spins, slows down and stops. The option under the pointer at the top is the pick. It shows up in large type next to the wheel.
- Want nobody to be picked twice? Check Remove from the wheel after each pick. After every spin, the picked option leaves the wheel.
- To start the round again, tap Put everyone back. To write a new list, tap Clear the list.
Ready-made wheels
- Name wheel: your list of students, friends or teams. It stays on your device for next time.
- Letter wheel: the alphabet from A to Z. For the Stop word game, also known as Categories, remove each letter after it is picked. You can also leave out K, W and Y.
- Number wheel: from 1 up to the number you choose, 40 at most.
- Yes or no wheel: for a quick decision. The wheel shows the two answers in alternating slices.
- Color wheel: eight colors, each slice painted in the color it picks.
Ideas for using it
- Pick the letter for each round of a word game.
- Choose who reads, who answers or who presents first in class.
- Set the order of the teams in a class contest.
- Pick the topic for a story, a drawing or a round of charades.
- Decide who goes first in a board game.
- Share out chores among the family.
- Pick a color for a find-the-object game.
How the pick works
The pick is made before the wheel starts to move. It uses the browser's random number generator, and every option on the list has the same chance.
The animation only takes the wheel to the picked slice. Nothing you do changes the pick, and where the wheel stopped last time does not matter either.
If your device is set to reduce motion, the wheel does not spin: the pick shows up right away.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a name wheel?
Choose the Names wheel and type one name per line in the options box. The wheel builds itself with one slice for each name. Then just tap Spin the wheel.
How do I use the letter wheel for a word game?
Choose the Letters wheel and check Remove from the wheel after each pick. That way no letter comes up twice before the game ends. You can also leave out K, W and Y.
Is the wheel fair?
Yes. Each spin picks one option with the browser's random number generator, and every option has the same chance. The wheel only shows the pick that was already made.
How many options fit on the wheel?
From 2 to 40. With many options, the text in each slice gets smaller and long names are shortened on the wheel. The pick always shows in full, in large type.
Is my list sent anywhere?
No. The list is saved on your device only, so you do not have to type it again. Nothing is sent to the site.
