Randomizers

Dreidel Spinner

Spin a dreidel and land on nun, gimel, hey or shin, with a tally of each result.

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Controls

Spin buttonSpin the dreidel.
Space, Enter or tapSpin, from the keyboard or a tap on the dreidel.

How to play

  1. Press Spin, the space bar, or tap the dreidel.
  2. The top lands on nun, gimel, hey or shin, each as likely as the others.
  3. The letter meanings are shown, and a tally keeps count of each face.

About Dreidel

The dreidel is a four-sided spinning top played during Hanukkah, and each face carries a Hebrew letter - nun, gimel, hey and shin - that tells you what to do with the pot: take nothing, take it all, take half, or put one in. It is a game of pure chance, which is the point; the fun is in the spin and the shared waiting for it to topple.

This spinner stands in for the wooden top when you do not have one to hand. Press the button and it lands on one of the four letters on an even draw, and a tally keeps count of how each face has come up over the evening. The letter meanings are shown so a first-time player can follow along. It runs in your browser and saves nothing.

Frequently asked questions

Nun means take nothing, gimel means take the whole pot, hey means take half, and shin means put one in. The meanings are shown on screen as you spin.

Yes. A real dreidel is close to even across its four sides, and this spinner makes an exactly even draw between nun, gimel, hey and shin.

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