Code Word Generator
A private phrase your family can say aloud to stop a scam call.
A scammer can clone a loved one's voice from a few seconds of audio, then call in a panic asking for money. One agreed family code word ends that call, because the voice can be faked and the word cannot. This tool makes a memorable code word for you, entirely in your browser, with nothing saved and nothing sent.
Say it aloud to the people who need it. Do not type it or save it anywhere.
Turn on JavaScript to generate words. Nothing is sent anywhere; the words are made on your device, never stored.
How to use it
The tool does the hard part, which is thinking of something private and a little odd. Your part is to agree it and to use it.
Make a code word you both like
Press Generate until a pair feels memorable. Two unrelated words work best, such as a colour and an animal that have nothing to do with each other. Pick a style or theme, and choose Longer if you want a three-word phrase.
Share it with the people, not the devices
Tell the people who might take one of these calls: parents, children, grandparents. Say it out loud, in person or on a call you placed. Do not put it in a family group chat or a note.
Ask for the word before anything else
On any surprise call about money or trouble, ask for the word first. The real person knows it at once. A scammer, however perfect the voice, does not.
Why you say it, never save it
A code word keeps its strength only while it stays unwritten. That is the whole reason this tool has no copy button.
The danger a code word answers is a familiar voice you would never question. The defence is a word that voice cannot supply on demand. That works because the word lives only in the heads of the people who agreed it. Type it into a chat, an email or a notes app and you hand it to anything that can later read that chat, that email or that app.
So the tool shows the word to be spoken and nothing more. Read it aloud, agree it, and let it stay in memory. If you want the full background, the Code Word guide walks through how the scam works and how to set the word up with an older relative.
Every word here is generated in your browser. The tool keeps no record, sets no cookie, and sends nothing anywhere. The only safe copy of your code word is the one in your family’s memory.
Why this is not a password
A code word and a password look similar and do opposite jobs. It helps to be clear which one you are making.
A password protects an account against a computer that can try billions of guesses, so it has to be long and random and is never meant to be remembered easily. A code word protects a phone call against a human who does not know it. The threat is a person, not a machine, so memorable and speakable is the right design, and two plain words are plenty.
This is why the tool stays small and honest. It will not tell you a two-word phrase is strong enough to guard your email, because it is not. For that job a dedicated password generator is the right tool, and one is on the way.
Common questions
The questions people ask once they realise a familiar voice is no longer proof of anything.
Is the code word saved anywhere?
No. The words are made in your browser using your device's own random generator. Nothing is stored, and nothing is sent to any server. Close the tab and it is gone, which is exactly what you want from a secret.
Why is there no copy button?
Because a code word works by being spoken, not typed. The moment it sits in a chat, an email or a notes app it can leak. Read it aloud to the people who need it and leave it unwritten.
How strong does a code word need to be?
It only has to be something a caller cannot know. Two unrelated everyday words are enough, because the test is whether the person on the line can say it, not whether a computer could guess it. Choose Longer if you would rather have a three-word phrase.
Is this the same as a password?
No. A password defends an account against computers guessing billions of times, so it needs to be long and random. A code word is a spoken secret between people. They are different jobs, and a password generator is the right tool for the other one.
What do I do with it?
Agree it with anyone who might get a panic call, say it aloud rather than typing it, and on any surprise call about money or trouble, ask for the word before doing anything else. No word, no money.
Where do the words come from?
The Any and Memorable styles draw from the Electronic Frontier Foundation's passphrase wordlists, chosen to be easy to say and remember with rude words and confusable spellings removed. The Nature, Household and Places styles use a small hand-picked set. Everything is bundled with the page, so the tool keeps working with no connection.
Word lists from the EFF passphrase wordlists, used under CC BY 3.0 US, with a small curated set for the themed styles.