anagram

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/

Definition of anagram

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
    “As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in "team", but there is an "I" in "pie". And there's an "I" in "meat pie". Anagram of "meat" is "team"… I don't know what he's talking about.”
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noun

  1. A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
    “As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in "team", but there is an "I" in "pie". And there's an "I" in "meat pie". Anagram of "meat" is "team"… I don't know what he's talking about.”

verb

  1. To form anagrams.

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Etymology

Late 16th century, either from Middle French anagramme or Latin anagramma, formed on Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, back”) + γράμμα (grámma, “letter”). Analyzable as ana- (“up, back”) + -gram (“letter”).

Anagrams of anagram

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Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to anagram to make another valid word.

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