diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/src/commenting/index.ts b/packages/lexical-playground/src/commenting/index.ts
index c37469ba5e8..71c70220cee 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/src/commenting/index.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/src/commenting/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import type {LexicalEditor} from 'lexical';
 
+import {createUID} from '@lexical/utils';
 import {Provider, TOGGLE_CONNECT_COMMAND} from '@lexical/yjs';
 import {COMMAND_PRIORITY_LOW} from 'lexical';
 import {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
@@ -37,13 +38,6 @@ export type Thread = {
 
 export type Comments = Array<Thread | Comment>;
 
-function createUID(): string {
-  return Math.random()
-    .toString(36)
-    .replace(/[^a-z]+/g, '')
-    .substring(0, 5);
-}
-
 export function createComment(
   content: string,
   author: string,
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/src/nodes/PollNode.tsx b/packages/lexical-playground/src/nodes/PollNode.tsx
index 3e066b4f5f8..5a7d033cb25 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/src/nodes/PollNode.tsx
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/src/nodes/PollNode.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import type {JSX} from 'react';
 
-import {makeStateWrapper} from '@lexical/utils';
+import {createUID, makeStateWrapper} from '@lexical/utils';
 import {
   createState,
   DecoratorNode,
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ export type Option = Readonly<{
 
 const PollComponent = React.lazy(() => import('./PollComponent'));
 
-function createUID(): string {
-  return Math.random()
-    .toString(36)
-    .replace(/[^a-z]+/g, '')
-    .substring(0, 5);
-}
-
 export function createPollOption(text = ''): Option {
   return {
     text,
diff --git a/packages/lexical-playground/src/plugins/AutocompletePlugin/index.tsx b/packages/lexical-playground/src/plugins/AutocompletePlugin/index.tsx
index c2f94339fbb..02610763ebe 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-playground/src/plugins/AutocompletePlugin/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/lexical-playground/src/plugins/AutocompletePlugin/index.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type {JSX} from 'react';
 
 import {useLexicalComposerContext} from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposerContext';
 import {$isAtNodeEnd} from '@lexical/selection';
-import {mergeRegister} from '@lexical/utils';
+import {createUID, mergeRegister} from '@lexical/utils';
 import {
   $addUpdateTag,
   $createTextNode,
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@ type SearchPromise = {
   promise: Promise<null | string>;
 };
 
-export const uuid = Math.random()
-  .toString(36)
-  .replace(/[^a-z]+/g, '')
-  .substring(0, 5);
+export const uuid = createUID();
 
 // TODO lookup should be custom
 function $search(selection: null | BaseSelection): [boolean, string] {
diff --git a/packages/lexical-utils/src/index.ts b/packages/lexical-utils/src/index.ts
index b90176435a1..12191b0354f 100644
--- a/packages/lexical-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export {default as positionNodeOnRange} from './positionNodeOnRange';
 export {default as selectionAlwaysOnDisplay} from './selectionAlwaysOnDisplay';
 export {
   $splitNode,
+  createUID,
   isBlockDomNode,
   isHTMLAnchorElement,
   isHTMLElement,
diff --git a/packages/lexical/src/index.ts b/packages/lexical/src/index.ts
index 21a6edc2ff7..a31718432e4 100644
--- a/packages/lexical/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/lexical/src/index.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ export {
   $setCompositionKey,
   $setSelection,
   $splitNode,
+  createUID,
   getDOMOwnerDocument,
   getDOMSelection,
   getDOMSelectionFromTarget,