How to use the word generator
- Press Spin, tap the wheel, or press the space bar.
- The wheel slows down and shows the result in large type.
- Choose Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Drawing game or Charades.
- For a list of words, open Pick several at once under the options.
Word games to play
- Drawing game: one person draws the word, everyone else guesses.
- Charades: act it out with no talking. For a full game with a hidden word, a timer and team scores, use the charades generator.
- Story chain: pick 5 words and write a story that uses all of them.
- Silly sentences: spin an adjective, a noun and a verb: "a wobbly lantern whispers".
- Vocabulary: spin a word, then use it in a sentence or find a synonym.
About the word lists
The lists are short and hand-picked: common English words that are easy to picture, act or use in a sentence, with nothing rude or scary, so they work for classrooms and family games. Paste your own word list into the options box for spelling tests or a vocabulary unit.
Nouns
- apple
- bridge
- castle
- dream
- engine
- forest
- garden
- harbor
- island
- jacket
- kitchen
- ladder
- mountain
- needle
- ocean
- planet
- queen
- river
- shadow
- thunder
- umbrella
- village
- window
- yacht
- zebra
- anchor
- blanket
- candle
- desert
- feather
- glacier
- horizon
- lantern
- meadow
- notebook
- orchard
- puzzle
- rocket
- saddle
- tunnel
Verbs
- build
- climb
- dance
- explore
- float
- gather
- hide
- imagine
- jump
- knit
- laugh
- melt
- notice
- open
- paint
- question
- run
- sing
- travel
- unfold
- vanish
- wander
- whisper
- yell
- bake
- chase
- dig
- escape
- follow
- glow
- hunt
- invent
- juggle
- kick
- listen
- measure
- nap
- orbit
- promise
- rescue
Adjectives
- brave
- calm
- dusty
- eager
- fuzzy
- gentle
- huge
- icy
- jolly
- kind
- lazy
- mighty
- noisy
- odd
- proud
- quiet
- rusty
- shiny
- tiny
- ugly
- vivid
- wild
- young
- zany
- bitter
- curious
- dizzy
- fierce
- golden
- hollow
- jagged
- lucky
- misty
- narrow
- playful
- silky
- tangled
- velvet
- wobbly
- hungry
Drawing game
- Snowman
- Rainbow
- Pirate ship
- Volcano
- Robot
- Birthday cake
- Lighthouse
- Spider web
- Hot air balloon
- Castle
- Octopus
- Dragon
- Treasure map
- Sandcastle
- Haunted house
- Butterfly
- Rollercoaster
- Campfire
- Mermaid
- Tornado
- Igloo
- Scarecrow
- Windmill
- Submarine
- Cactus
Charades
- Brushing your teeth
- Riding a horse
- Swimming
- Making pizza
- Playing guitar
- Flying a kite
- Walking a dog
- Climbing a mountain
- Taking a selfie
- Surfing
- Fishing
- Baking a cake
- Ice skating
- Painting a wall
- Changing a tire
- Juggling
- Mowing the lawn
- Doing yoga
- Building a snowman
- Rowing a boat
Questions
How many words are there?
120 nouns, verbs and adjectives, plus 25 drawing game words and 20 charades. You can paste any list of your own.
Can I get 10 random words?
Yes. Open Pick several at once, type 10, and press Pick. No word repeats.
Is every word equally likely?
Yes. All 120 words have equal slices, so each word has a 1 in 120 chance. The noun, verb and adjective wheels hold 40 words each. Your browser's cryptographic random number generator picks where the wheel stops.