mysql> SELECT `word` FROM `words` ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 20; +-------------+ | word | +-------------+ | cherish | | reformatory | | Upper | | India | | Acrux | | Abagael | | hectometers | | allowably | | critique | | allelomorph | | Valerio | | Gaudette | | proctors | | nonrural | | flaying | | Rustbelt | | covetously | | Clayberg | | Walke | | Elamitic | +-------------+ 20 rows in set (0.87 sec)