Yes or No Wheel

How the yes or no wheel works

Press Spin and the answer is chosen first. The tool uses your browser's built-in cryptographic random numbers to pick one slice. The wheel then turns and stops on that slice. The animation is there to build suspense, and it can't change the result.

Because the pick happens before the spin, every slice has the same chance. In Yes or no mode, the wheel has 8 slices, 4 yes and 4 no, so each answer has a 50% chance. The slices alternate, so the wheel never looks lopsided toward one side.

Everything runs in your browser. Your question isn't saved anywhere, and it disappears when you close the page.

Yes, no or maybe

Choose Yes, no or maybe to add a third answer. The wheel then has 6 slices: 2 yes, 2 no and 2 maybe. Each answer has a 1 in 3 chance.

Maybe is useful when you want an honest "it depends". Treat it as a sign to wait a day, ask someone else or spin again later. Some groups use maybe as a wild card: on maybe, the person who asked picks.

Best of 3 and best of 5

A single spin can feel too quick. Best of 3 keeps spinning until yes or no wins 2 times. Best of 5 needs 3 wins. The score shows under the answer, for example "Yes 2 · No 1", along with the winner.

When a series ends, the button reads New series. Press it and the next spin starts a fresh score. A series is a good way to settle a friendly argument, since nobody can say one lucky spin decided it. Best of modes use only yes and no, so a series always ends with a winner.

Yes or no generator without the wheel

If you want the answer right away, turn on Skip the animation. The tool still picks the same way, it only skips the turning. The wheel also stops at once if your device is set to reduce motion.

Press the Space key to spin again without reaching for the mouse. The History line under the wheel lists your last answers from this visit, so you can see a streak of yeses or check what came up a minute ago.

When to use a yes or no wheel

A yes or no wheel helps most when both answers are fine and you're stuck anyway. It ends the loop of "I don't know, you pick". Watch how you feel when the wheel lands. If you feel relieved or let down, that tells you what you wanted.

• Indecision: small daily choices like food, chores or what to watch.
• Games: settle rules, pick who goes first or add a twist. For a full party game, try the truth or dare generator.
• Streams: open Full screen so viewers can watch the wheel, and let chat ask the questions.
• Classroom: project the wheel to decide small things the class can live with either way.

How to make a decision with the wheel

A spin works best with a little setup. These steps keep it fair and help you stick with the answer.

1. Write the question so that yes and no both have a clear meaning. "Should I cook tonight?" works better than "What should I eat?".
2. Agree on the rules before you spin, especially with friends. One spin, or best of 3?
3. Pick the mode that matches those rules, then press Spin.
4. Accept the answer and act on it. If you find yourself spinning again and again, you already know which answer you want.

On a phone, projector or stream

The wheel works the same on a phone and a computer. On a phone, tap Spin with your thumb and read the answer under the wheel. Full screen works where your browser supports it, and it fills the screen with the tool and makes the answer larger.

For a classroom or a stream, open the page on the shared screen and press Full screen. Turn off Sound if the room or the stream already has music. The Space key spins the wheel, so you can keep your hands on the keyboard while you talk. In a best of series, the score stays on screen so everyone can follow along.

Share the wheel

Press Share to send the wheel to a friend. On a phone, your share menu opens. On a computer, the link is copied. The link opens the same mode, so a friend gets best of 5 if that's what you were playing. Your question isn't in the link.

Press Copy to copy your question and the answer as text, ready to paste into a group chat.

What a yes or no wheel is not for

The wheel is a coin flip with better graphics. It knows nothing about you or your question. Don't use it for medical, legal, money or safety decisions. For those, talk to a doctor, a lawyer, a financial advisor or someone you trust.

It's also not tarot or fortune telling. A yes doesn't mean something will happen, and a no doesn't mean it won't. Use it for fun and for small choices.

Need a different kind of random pick? The random letter generator picks a letter for word games, and the random topic generator gives you something to talk about.