Ways to use this list
- Category race: spin a category and a letter, and the first player to call out a correct answer wins the round and takes the next spin.
- One-minute lists: everyone writes as many things in the category as they can before time runs out, then reads them aloud, crossing off any answer someone else also has.
- Drawing games: spin Things in a kitchen or Things at the beach, and each player sketches one item for the others to guess within 30 seconds.
- Vocabulary practice in a new language: spin "Clothes" or "Things in a kitchen" and name five in the language the class is learning.
- Car games: take turns naming one thing in the category, round and round, until someone repeats an answer or is stuck for five seconds and drops out.
- Revision: press Topic revision before a test, and pupils list five words for the category, such as five insects or five units of measurement.
Press Spin the wheel, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a duck race, hat, claw machine and more.
The full list (62 entries)
- Animals
- Colours
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Toys
- Clothes
- Things in a kitchen
- Things at the beach
- Pets
- Breakfast foods
- Body parts
- Things in a classroom
- Things that fly
- Things with wheels
- Things in a park
- Desserts
- Farm animals
- Things in a bedroom
- Things that are cold
- Shapes
- Countries
- Sports
- Jobs
- Musical instruments
- Cities
- Hobbies
- Weather words
- Things that are round
- School subjects
- Things in the sky
- Furniture
- Things that make noise
- Drinks
- Things you can recycle
- Sea creatures
- Insects
- Birds
- Things in a garden
- Things made of wood
- Things in a supermarket
- Things that are sticky
- Board games
- Capital cities
- Things that are yellow
- Words with double letters
- Inventions
- Landmarks
- Things that come in pairs
- Rivers
- Things in a toolbox
- Units of measurement
- Words that describe people
- Things you take on holiday
- Mountains
- Things in a museum
- Ways to travel
- Things that open and close
- Things you plug in
- Five-letter words
- Science words
- Things that are soft
- Things you do at night
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Questions people ask
How do I play a category and letter game?
Spin a category here and a letter on the letter generator. Everyone writes an answer that fits both; unique answers score a point, and answers someone else also wrote score nothing, so it pays to think of an unusual one.
Can I add harder categories?
Yes. For older players, add narrow ones like "Things that are yellow", "Words with double letters" or "Capital cities in Europe", one per line. A narrow category plus a tricky letter makes a tough round.
Is it good for classrooms?
Yes. It needs no preparation, works on a projector and fills any spare five minutes. Add categories from the current topic, such as "Things made of metal" in science, to sneak in some revision.
Which letters should I leave out?
Many players remove Q, X and Z, and often V and Y as well, because few categories have answers starting with them. For young children, stick to friendly starting letters such as S, B, C, P and T.
How many categories should one round have?
Ten to twelve makes a classic round. Set Winners to 12 in Settings and one spin gives you a full sheet of different categories; then pick a single letter and allow two or three minutes.
What counts as a correct answer?
Agree before you start, but usually any real thing that fits the category and starts with the letter. Eiffel Tower counts for Landmarks under E, for example. Settle disputed answers with a quick vote in which the writer does not take part.