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How to Choose a Random Letter for Scattergories

Here’s how to choose a random letter for scattergories: generate one uppercase letter and use it only if it fits the allowed-letter rule for your edition or agreed house game.

How to Choose a Random Letter for Scattergories

A category game needs one starting letter for a round. The example produces one A–Z letter without a category list. The settings below match the worked example. Change them to match your activity. Nothing is generated until you select Generate letters.

Settings

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1–100 letters · English alphabet

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Runs in your browser. Your input is not uploaded.1–100 letters · English alphabet

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Choose the letter count

    Use one for a starting letter or increase How many? for a batch of up to 100 letters.

  2. Choose the case

    Select uppercase or lowercase. Both settings use the same 26 letters of the English alphabet.

  3. Generate and apply your game rule

    Select Generate letters. Check any excluded-letter or repeated-letter rule your activity needs before accepting a round.

Worked example

A category game needs one starting letter for a round. The example produces one A–Z letter without a category list.

One valid result is shown below. Your generated outcome will vary.

Example settings

How many: 1
Letter case: upper

Example result

1. F

The result gives the starting letter only. Categories, timing, valid answers, and scoring are outside the generator.

Check allowed letters before accepting a round

The tool samples all 26 English letters and has no edition-specific exclusion setting. If your rules exclude certain letters, agree on rerolling those outcomes before play, or paste the allowed alphabet into a list picker. This page does not reproduce official game materials or decide whether a player’s answer qualifies.

Settings and limits to check

Letters are sampled from A–Z, with repeats allowed. The tool does not exclude particular letters, form pronounceable words, or enforce a unique-letter alphabet. A generated batch is a list of individual letters, not a password or a promised word. If you need every chosen letter once, enter an allowed alphabet in List Randomizer.

Settings used in this example
How many: 1
Letter case: upper

Keep a usable copy of the result

Use Copy to place the current result in your own notes, or Download to keep a text file. Keep the range, count, or other settings with the result when they are needed to interpret it. A new generation replaces the displayed result rather than adding to a saved history.

The tool runs in your browser and does not upload your input. Save the result before refreshing or leaving the page. If other people need to use the same outcome, share your saved copy rather than asking them to generate another independent result.

Frequently asked questions

Can I restrict the generator to the letters allowed in my edition?

Not with a setting here. Use an explicitly prepared allowed-letter list in a list picker.

Can letters repeat in one batch?

Yes. Each selection is independent and letters are not removed after being chosen.

Can I exclude letters?

Not in the letter generator. Paste your allowed letters into List Randomizer for a custom set.

What should I check in the worked example?

The result gives the starting letter only. Categories, timing, valid answers, and scoring are outside the generator.