The invention belongs to the technical field of carbide ceramics, and concretely relates to a high-entropy carbide ultrahigh temperature ceramic powder and a preparation method thereof. The molecularformula of the ceramic powder is XCy, wherein X is at least two of Zr, Ti, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and W, and y is equal to or more than 0.6 and less 1.0. The ceramic powder has a single phase face-centered cubic structure, and has a free carbon content of 0.035 wt% or below. The ceramic powder is prepared through the steps of ball-milling mixing of at least two metal powders and C powder, and pressureless plasma sintering. The high-entropy carbide ultrahigh temperature ceramic powder is a single-phase solid solution, has the single phase face-centered cubic structure, and also has the advantages of low free carbon content, high purity, loose structure, fragility, and facilitation of post-processing applications.