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Anagrams, Palindromes & Anadromes (Heteropalindromes) (Palingrams?)

An "anagram" is any word or phrase whose letters, when they are scrambled, create a different word or phrase. In other words, anagrams are two words or two phrases that share precisely the same letters that appear in a different order. Sometimes such words or phrases can be a great deal of fun. Other times there is interest because of some connection in logic or sentiment between the words that are anagrams of each other. To be honest, though, sometimes they're just really lame for anyone who isn't fascinated by language as I am. I offer two lists below. The first is a brief collection of anagram phrases that have been circling the internet, and they're fun. The second, more mundane list, is lengthier. I'll give greater description after the first list:


DORMITORY

ASTRONOMER

THE EYES

THE MORSE CODE

ANIMOSITY

MOTHER IN LAW

A DECIMAL POINT

DIRTY ROOM

MOON STARER

THEY SEE

HERE COME DOTS

IS NO AMITY

WOMAN HITLER

I'M A DOT IN PLACE

PRESBYTERIAN

DESPERATION

ELEVEN PLUS TWO

SLOT MACHINES

ELECTION RESULTS

SNOOZE ALARMS

THE EARTHQUAKES

BEST IN PRAYER

A ROPE ENDS IT

TWELVE PLUS ONE

CASH LOST IN ME

LIES! LET'S RECOUNT

ALAS. NO MORE Z'S

THAT QUEER SHAKE





The examples of anagrams that follow are not nearly as entertaining, but are representative of more true-to-life studies of words. It is far from exhaustive, but the examples that I have selected generally have some point of interest, as though the sharing of letters also offers some sharing in meaning or sentiment, even though, there is no real connection in any way other than letters. The are loosely alphabetized, and I've listed each word only once, so, "act" and "cat" will be found once only in order according to "act," not another time according to "cat," as some other web sites do. Further, I've eliminated two-letter words because there are only two ways to list two letters, so two-letter words that are anagrams of each other are automatically either palindromes or anadromes, the two categories that follow this list. I have also eliminated word pairs that repeat when made plural or when prefixes or suffixes are added unless one word in the pair or group is an entirely different word from before, so "blot/bolt" will not be repeated as "blots/bolts."


ACTS = CATS = CAST

ADD = DAD

ADVERB = BRAVED

AFIELD = FAILED

AGREE = EAGER

AGREES = GREASE

AIDE = IDEA

AIRMEN = MARINE = REMAIN

ALLOY = LOYAL

ALPS = LAPS = SLAP

AMPS = MAPS

ANTLER = LEARNT

ANY = NAY

APE = PEA

ARE = EAR = ERA

ARISING = RAISING

ARM = MAR = RAM

ARMS = MARS

ARMPIT = IMPART

ART = RAT = TAR

ARC = CAR

ARTICLE = RECITAL

ASH = HAS

ATTIC = TACIT

ATE = EAT = TEA

AYE = YEA

BAKE = BEAK

BALM = LAMB

BAR = BRA

BARE = BEAR

BATTLE = TABLET

BEING = BEGIN

BELOW = BOWEL = ELBOW

BEST = BETS

BORES = ROBES = SOBER

BLOT = BOLT

BLOW = BOWL

BOSS = SOBS

BRAG = GARB = GRAB

BRIEF = FIBER

BRUSH = SHRUB

BURDEN = BURNED = UNBRED

BURY = RUBY

CAFE = FACE

CALM = CLAM

CALLER = CELLAR = RECALL

CANED = DANCE

CANOE = OCEAN

CARE = RACE = ACRE

CASE = ACES

CASK = SACK

CATER = CRATE = REACT = TRACE

CAUSE = SAUCE

CHEATER = HECTARES = TEACHERS

CHIN = INCH

CLAY = LACY

CLOUD = COULD

CODES = COEDS

COIN = ICON

CONE = ONCE

CORK = ROCK

COSMIC = COMICS

COVERT = VECTOR

CITRUS = RUSTIC

DAIRY = DIARY

DARE = DEAR = READ

DASHED = SHADED

DEAF = FADE

DEALER = LEADER

DEARER = REARED = READER = REREAD

DESALT = LASTED = SALTED

DIAL = LAID

DIAPER = REPAID

DIPAERS = DESPAIR = PRAISED

DICE = ICED

DIET = EDIT = TIDE = TIED

DISEASE = SEASIDE

DISK = KIDS = SKID

DOZEN = ZONED

DUSTY = STUDY

EARLY = LAYER = RELAY

EARTHY = HEARTY

EAST = EATS = SEAT = TEAS

EGOS = GOES

ENLISTED = LISTENED

EVIL = LIVE = VILE

EXIST =  EXITS

EXPECT = EXCEPT

FARMED = FRAMED

FEASTS = SAFEST

FEAR = FARE

FEAT = FATE

FELT = LEFT

FIELD = FILED

FILETS = ITSELF

FILLER = REFILL

FINER = INFER

FINDER = FRIEND

FINGER = FRINGE

FITNESS = INFESTS

FLIER = RIFLE

FLIER = RIFLE

FLESH = SHELF

FIST = FITS

FLOG = GOLF

FLOW = FOWL = WOLF

FLUE = FUEL

FORM = FROM

GENITALS = STEALING

GULP = PLUG

HARDEST = HATREDS = THREADS = TRASHED

HATE = HEAT

HEIR = HIRE

HOES = HOSE = SHOE

HOST = SHOT

HOW = WHO

HUSTLE = SLEUTH

HUSTLING = SUNLIGHT

IDLE = LIED

INKS = KINS = SINK = SKIN

INCEST = INSECT = NICEST

INFRINGE = REFINING

INSULT = SUNLIT

ITEM = TIME

JEST = JETS

KALE = LAKE = LEAK

KISS = SKIS

KITCHEN = THICKEN

LAMP = PALM

LASTING = SALTING = SLATING

LAYS = SLAY

LEAP = PALE = PLEA

LESSENED - NEEDLESS

LICENSE = SILENCE

LIAR = RAIL

LIMES = MILES = SLIME = SMILE

LIST = SILT = SLIT

LISTEN = SILENT

LOIN = LION

LOOPED = POODLE = POOLED

LOST = LOTS = SLOT

LUMP = PLUM

LURE = RULE

MACE = CAME

MANURES = SURNAME

MAPLES = SAMPLE

MEAT = TAME = TEAM

MEATS = MATES = STEAM = TEAMS

METEOR = REMOTE

MOIST = OMITS

MUTILATE = ULTIMATE

NAILS = SNAIL =SLAIN

NAMELESS = SALESMEN

NEAR = EARN

NIGHTS = THINGS

NOTELESS = TONELESS

NOW = OWN = WON

NUDE = DUNE

NUDITY = UNTIDY

ORGANIST = ROASTING

ORIENTAL = RELATION

PAINTER = PERTAIN = REPAINT

PAWS = SWAP = WASP

PEAR = RAPE = REAP

PLATES = PETALS = STAPLE

PORES = PROSE = ROPES = SPORE

POST = POTS = SPOT = STOP = TOPS

PRESENT = REPENTS = SERPENT

QUIET = QUITE

RARE = REAR

REALIST = RETAILS = SALTIER

RESCUE = SECURE

RESCUED = REDUCED = SECURED = SEDUCER

RESET = STEER = TREES

RESIN = RINSE = RISEN = SIREN

RESIST = SISTER

RING = GRIN

RIVAL = VIRAL

ROSE = SORE

SACRED = SCARED

SAINTS = STAIN = SATIN

SALES = SEALS

SAVES = VASES

SCARE = ACRES = CARES = RACES

SERVE = VERSE

SENATOR = TREASON

SHOUT = SOUTH

SPILT = SPLIT

STATED = TASTED

STAKES = STEAKS

STRAW = WANTS

SUBLET = SUBTLE

SWEAT = WASTE

TIRED = TRIED

TRAILS = TRIALS

TROUT = TUTOR

UNITE - UNTIE

VEINS = VINES

VETO = VOTE

VAIL = VIAL

VOWELS = WOLVES

WEATHER = WREATH

WORDIER = WORRIED


Palindrome

A palindrome is a word, phrase or sentence that reads the same backwards and forwards, so it differs from an anagram because the anagram requires the shuffling of the letters. The fun of a palindrome is not found so much in the meaning of words (with some exceptions) but in the simple surprise of realizing that these well-known words are the same backward and forwards. A brief compilation follows. I have elected to not use phrases or sentences, just single words. Enjoy.




ABBA

AIBOHPHOBIA (The fear of palindromes. Yes, it's true.)

ALULA

ANNA

BOOB

CIVIC

DEIFIED

DEKED

DENNED

DEVOVED

DEWED

DID

DUD

EME

ERE

EVE

EWE

EYE

EVITATIVE

GAG

GIG

HALALAH

HANNAH

KANAKANAK (Alaska)

KINIKINIK (Colorado)

KOOK

LEVEL

MADAM

MARRAM

MOM

MUM

MURDRUM

NAAN

NUN

NOON

OTTO


PAP

PEEP

PEP

PIP

POOP

POP

PULLUP

PUP

RADAR

RACECAR

REDDER

REFER

REIFIER

REPAPER

REVIVER

ROTATOR

ROTAUATOR

ROTOR

SAGAS

SEES

SELLES

SEMEMES

SEMES

SEXES

SHAHS

SIS

SOLOS

STATS

TENET

TERET

TERRET

TESTSET

TIT

TOT

TOOT

TOROT

TUT

YAY

ZEROREZ (A real carpet cleaning company)

ZERIMAR RAMIREZ (A real person)


Anadromes A. K. A. Heteropalindromes A. K. A. Palingrams

Best known as "anadrome" rather than "heteropalindrome" (I just made up "palingram"), it is a word that, like the palindrome, reads clearly backwards and forwards, but, more like the anagram, is a different word for the different order of letters. ("Anadrome" is, therefore, a portmanteau--a word that is made by combining two parts of two different words--combining the first two syllables in "anagram" with the last syllable in "palindrome.") ("Palingram" is the same idea, and, yes, I plan on adding a page of these, too.) Yet another list of words follows. Once again, though it is a lengthy list, it is far from exhaustive. 
AH = HA

AL = LA

AM = MA

ANIMAL = LAMINA

ANIMES = SEMINA

ARE = ERA

ARES = SERA

ADVI = DIVA

BAD = DAB

BAG = GAB

BAN = NAB

BAT = TAB

BATS = STAB

BID = DIB

BIN = NIB

BIRD = DRIB

BOG = GOB

BONK = KNOB

BRAG = GARB

BRO = ORB

BUD = DUB

BUN = NUB

BUR = RUB

BURG = GRUB

BUS = SUB

BUT = TUB

BUTS = STUB

DAB = BAD

DAM = MAD

DEB =  BED

DEBUT = TUBED

DEEP = PEED

DEEPS = SPEED

DEER = REED

DEIFIER = REIFIED

DEKE = EKED

DEL = LED

DELIVER = REVILED

DELS = SLED

DEMIT = TIMED

DENIER = REINED

DENIM - MINED

DEPOT = TOPED

DEPOTS = STOPED

DESSERTS = STRESSED

DEVAS = SAVED

DEVIL = LIVED

DEW = WED

DIAL = LAID

DIALER = RELAID

DIAPER = REPAID

DIM = MID

DIVA = AVID

DOC = COD

DOG = GOD

DON = NOD

DORMIN - NIMROD

DRAB = BARD

DRAW = WARD

DRAWER = REWARD

DRAWS = SWARD

DRIB = BIRD

DUAL = LAUD

DUB = BUD

DUEL = LEUD

DESSERT = STRESSED

DOOM = MOOD

EDIT = TIDE

EEL = LEE

EKED = DEKE

EM = ME

EMIT = TIME

EMITS = STIME

ERA = ARE

ERGO = OGRE

EROS = SORE

EVIL = LIVE

EVILER = RELIVE

FACED = DECAF

FLOG = GOLF

FLOW = WOLF

GAB = GAB

GAL = LAG

GAN = NAG

GARB = BRAG

GAS = SAG

GAT = TAG

GATEMAN = NAMETAG

GATS = STAG

GEL = LEG

GIB = BIG

GIP = PIG

GNAT = TANG

GNATS = STANG

GNAWS = SWANG

GNUS - SUNG

GOB = BOG

GOD = DOG

GOLF = FLOG

GRUB = BURG

GUL = LUG

GULP = PLUG

GULS = SLUG

GUM = MUG

GUMS = SMUG

GUNS = SNUG

GUT = TUG

 
HOOP = POOH

IMAGED = DEGAMI

IRON = NORI

KAY = YAK

KEEL = LEEK

KEELS = SLEEK

KEEP = PEEK

KNAPS = SPANK

KNITS = STINK

KNOB = BONK

KNOW = WONK

LACED = DECAL

LAG = GAL

LAGER = REGAL

LAID = DIAL

LAMINA = ANIMAL

LAP = PAL

LAUD = DUAL

LED = DEL

LEE = EEL

LEEK = KEEL

LEER = REEL

LEES - SEEL

LEETS = STEEL

LEG = GEL

LEPER = REPEL

LEUD = DUEL

LEVER = REVEL

LEVINS = SNIVEL

LIAR = RAIL

LIT = TIL

LIVE = EVIL

LIVED = DEVIL

LIVER = REVIL

LOOF = FOOL

LOOP = POOL

LOOPS = SPOOL

LOOT = TOOL

LOOTS = STOOL

LUG = GUL

MA = AM

MACS = SCAM

MAD = DAM

MAP = PAM

MAPS = SPAM

MAR = RAM

MARC = CRAM

MARCS = SCRAM

MART = TRAM

MAWS = SWAM

MAY = YAM

ME = EM

MEED = DEEM

MEG = GEM

MID = DIM

MINED = DENIM

MOOD = DOOM

MOOR = ROOM

MUG = GUM

NAB = BAN

NAMETAG = GATEMAN

NAP = PAN

NAPS = SPAN

NET = TEN

NEVE = EVEN

NEVES = SEVEN

NIB = BIN

NIMROD = DORMIN

NIP = PIN

NIPS - SPIN

NO = ON

NOD = DON

NORI = IRON

NOT = TON

NOW = WON

NUB = BUN

NUTS = STUN

OGRE = ERGO

ON = NO

OOHS = SHOO

ORB = BRO

OY = YO







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