anagram
noun
an·a·gram
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Definition of anagram
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
The word "secure" is an anagram of "rescue."
2
anagrams plural in form but singular in construction
: a game in which words are formed by rearranging the letters of other words or by arranging letters taken (as from a stock of cards or blocks) at random
anagram
verb
anagrammed;
anagramming
Definition of anagram (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: anagrammatize
anagrammed the letters of "battle" to form "tablet"
2
: to rearrange (the letters of a text) in order to discover a hidden message
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Other Words from anagram
Noun
anagrammatic
\ ˌa-nə-grə-ˈma-tik
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or less commonly anagrammatical \ -ti-kəl
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adjective
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or less commonly anagrammatical \ -ti-kəl
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adjective
anagrammatically
\ -ti-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of anagram in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Players compete to collect as many words as possible, either by using new letters as they are revealed or by spotting anagrams and poaching their opponents’ words. — The Reader's Catalog, "Anagram Game," 17 June 2019 He was known for his speedy solutions in games of anagrams that flew around the room in the interest of wasting time. — Quanta Magazine, "A Life in Games," 28 Aug. 2015 His poems have been influenced by riddles, anagrams and Japanese slide shows called pechakucha. — New York Times, "Sonnets That Reckon With Donald Trump’s America," 19 June 2018 With that crew around, however, and L.B. driving the entertainments, the long evenings could become barbed—anagrams and other word games were played as life-and-death matters, and more than one participant, Jamie says, left the room in tears. — David Denby, The New Yorker, "Leonard Bernstein Through His Daughter’s Eyes," 16 June 2018 Mensa provides a set of friends who understand his anagrams, palindromes and other word games, Lederer said. — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Brain bros and sapient sisters! Mensa may be for you," 26 May 2018 To stay sharp, Anderson spends at least 30 minutes a day on anagrams, rearranging letters to form words. — Julia Terruso, Philly.com, "The U.S. Scrabble champ is a Lancaster guy with a killer vision," 13 May 2018 It was called AvisOne Traders Inc.—AvisOne being an anagram of evasion. — Peter Coy, Bloomberg.com, "To Be Clear, Trump’s Tariffs Were Not ‘Produced by Purdue University’," 12 Mar. 2018 According to Entertainment Weekly, Hidalgo came up with the name Dobbu Scay as an an anagram for Lucasfilm editor Bob Ducsay. — Joanna Robinson, HWD, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," 17 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anagram.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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