Anagram

/ˈæn.ə.ɡræm/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.

The word 'listen' is an anagram of 'silent'.

A word or phrase that is an anagram of another.

In the game, participants try to find as many anagrams as possible for the word 'heart'.

The practice of creating anagrams.

She enjoys the anagram of her name, 'Catherine' as 'Reach Net'.

A type of wordplay that can involve humorous or clever rearrangements.

Anagrams can sometimes lead to amusing wordplay, such as 'dormitory' becoming 'dirty room'.

Derived from the Greek word 'anagramma' which means 'to transcribe' or 'to write again'.

anagram solver

A tool or person that finds anagrams from given letters.

perfect anagram

A rearrangement that uses all the original letters exactly once.

letter

A written symbol representing a phoneme in a language.

rearrange

To change the order or position of something.

Anagramming

He spent the whole night anagramming names for fun.

Anagram fanatic

She is such an anagram fanatic that she solves puzzles all day.