PollCraft / Live word cloud
Live word cloud maker
Ask an open question, collect short answers, and watch the most common words grow. Create a word-cloud poll to collect answers by link or QR code, or type answers straight in as people call them out.
Quick word cloud from typed answers
Collecting answers on a whiteboard or in a chat? Paste or type them here, one per line, and the cloud updates as you type. Saved on this device.
How the word cloud decides sizes
Each answer is split into words, lower-cased, and common filler words (“the”, “and”, “very”) are dropped. A word is counted once per answer, so one person typing “great great great” can’t dominate. Size scales with how many answers used the word; colour only helps tell neighbours apart and means nothing.
Word clouds are good for a quick feel of the room and bad for nuance: “not helpful” becomes “helpful”. Always skim the full list of answers, or tick “keep whole answers as phrases” for short answers, or ask the AI summary to group answers into themes.
Questions that make good word clouds
- Describe today’s session in one word.
- What’s one thing you’ll try next week?
- What should we stop doing?
- Which topic do you want more of?
Questions people ask
How do I make a live word cloud?
Create a word-cloud poll above and share the link or QR code. Each answer that comes back is added to the cloud on your host board. For answers you collect out loud, type them into the quick word cloud on this page.
Is there a limit on answers?
No hard limit. Answers are capped at 280 characters each, and the cloud shows the 60 most common words.
Can I get a word cloud without splitting phrases?
Yes. Tick “keep whole answers as phrases” and identical answers are grouped instead of split into words.