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Shuffle Words
Randomise word order, across the text or within each line.
Quick Tool Overview
Shuffle Words randomly reorders the words in a text, across the whole thing or within each line, which is exactly what a sentence-reconstruction worksheet needs. Capitalisation and punctuation can be normalised so the original order cannot be inferred from the giveaways.
- What it does
- Randomises word order fairly
- You give it
- A sentence, a worksheet of sentences or a word list
- You get back
- The same words in random order
- Best for
- Language teaching, flashcards and unbiased option ordering
About the Shuffle Words
Shuffling words is the standard way to build a sentence-reconstruction exercise: give a class the words of a sentence in random order and ask them to rebuild it. It is also how you randomise a word list for flashcards, or pick an unbiased order from a set of options.
The shuffle can run across the whole text or within each line separately, which is what a worksheet of several sentences needs. Punctuation can travel with its word or be stripped first, and capitalisation can be normalised so the original first word does not give the answer away — a small detail that matters a great deal if the point is to make the exercise non-trivial.
Key features of the Shuffle Words
Line-by-line shuffling
Every sentence on its own line is scrambled independently, which is how a worksheet is built.
Giveaways removed
Normalise capitals and strip end punctuation so the first and last words are not obvious.
Fair shuffle
Fisher-Yates, so every arrangement is equally likely rather than some being far more common.
Punctuation choice
Let marks travel with their word, or remove them entirely depending on the exercise.
Word count preserved
The count before and after is displayed, confirming nothing was dropped in the shuffle.
How to use the Shuffle Words
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Paste your text
A sentence, a worksheet of sentences or a word list.
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Choose the scope
Shuffle across the whole text, or within each line so every sentence is scrambled separately.
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Handle the giveaways
Normalise capitalisation and strip punctuation so the original order cannot be inferred.
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Reshuffle until it looks right
Each press gives a fresh random order.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Line-by-line mode shuffles the words within each line independently, which is exactly what a worksheet with one sentence per line needs.
Because a capitalised word gives away which one started the sentence, and a full stop gives away which one ended it. For a reconstruction exercise, removing both is what makes the task real.
By default yes, so "world." stays together. Strip punctuation instead if the exercise should not reveal where sentences ended.
No. The word count before and after is identical and is shown, so you can confirm nothing dropped out.
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