Why keep the first and last letters in place?

Research into typoglycemia shows that readers mostly use the first and last letter plus shape to recognize words. Keeping those letters fixed makes the scrambled text look jumbled while still being readable at a glance.

Does it scramble the same way every time?

No. Each click re-runs the Fisher-Yates shuffle with fresh randomness, so the same input produces different scrambles. This is useful for generating multiple samples for demos.

What happens to punctuation?

Punctuation stays attached to its word. Word boundaries are detected by whitespace, so "Hello, world!" becomes something like "Hlelo, wrold!" with commas and exclamation marks intact.

Can I scramble non-English text?

Yes — the scrambler is Unicode-aware and works on any script where words are separated by whitespace.

Word Scrambler

Shuffle the internal letters of each word while keeping the first and last letters in place — surprisingly, most text stays readable.

Input text

How to scramble the inside of every word

Scramble the internal letters of each word while keeping first and last letters in place, so the text stays readable.

Open the Word Scrambler
Visit makemytxt.com/word-scrambler.
Paste your text
Paste a sentence, paragraph, or full document. Any length works.
Click Scramble
Every word's internal letters are shuffled using a Fisher-Yates algorithm. First and last letters stay put so the text is still mostly readable.
Copy, clear, or download
Use Copy to put the scrambled version on your clipboard, Clear to reset, or Download to save a .txt file.

Frequently asked questions

Why keep the first and last letters in place?: Research into typoglycemia shows that readers mostly use the first and last letter plus shape to recognize words. Keeping those letters fixed makes the scrambled text look jumbled while still being readable at a glance.
Does it scramble the same way every time?: No. Each click re-runs the Fisher-Yates shuffle with fresh randomness, so the same input produces different scrambles. This is useful for generating multiple samples for demos.
What happens to punctuation?: Punctuation stays attached to its word. Word boundaries are detected by whitespace, so "Hello, world!" becomes something like "Hlelo, wrold!" with commas and exclamation marks intact.
Can I scramble non-English text?: Yes — the scrambler is Unicode-aware and works on any script where words are separated by whitespace.

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