About this tool
This tool randomizes the order of letters within each word using the Fisher-Yates shuffle, a standard unbiased shuffling algorithm — every letter has an equal chance of ending up in any position. Word boundaries, spacing, and punctuation are preserved; only the letters inside each word get reordered.
How to use the Word Scrambler
- Type or paste your text — a single word, a list, or a full sentence.
- Optionally lock the first and last letter in place for an easier puzzle.
- Copy the result, or click "Re-scramble" for a new random arrangement.
Common use cases
- Making word-unscramble puzzles for a classroom, party game, or worksheet
- Creating anagram-style brain teasers
- Generating scrambled spelling-practice words for kids
Two difficulty modes
By default, every letter in a word is scrambled, including the first and last — this produces a genuinely hard puzzle where even the word's shape gives no hints. Turning on "Keep first & last letter in place" locks those two letters and only shuffles the interior ones, which is the style used by many classic word-jumble games and tends to be easier to unscramble, since readers can often recognize a word from its first and last letters alone even with the middle scrambled.
Things to watch out for
Short words (2-3 letters) have very few possible letter arrangements, so a scramble can occasionally come back identical to the original — click "Re-scramble" for another attempt if that happens. Numbers and punctuation attached to a word are treated as part of it and will also get shuffled in; separate them with a space first if you want them to stay in place.
Frequently asked questions
For short words, yes — a random shuffle can occasionally land back on the original letter order, especially for 2-3 letter words. Re-scrambling (typing a space and deleting it, or clicking again) will usually produce a different result.
No — by default this scrambles every letter in the word, including the first and last. Turn on the "Keep first & last letter in place" option for the easier, classic word-jumble style.
Yes — paste multiple words or a full sentence, and each word is scrambled independently while word order and spacing stay the same.