anagram meaning

UK US /ˈænəɡræm/ 3 syllables

anagram (noun): a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

anagram has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

anagram as a noun

  1. a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase

    Type of: word

    Kinds: antigram

    Related forms: anagrammatic, anagrammatical, anagrammatize, anagrammatise

anagram as a verb

  1. read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning

    Synonyms: anagrammatize, anagrammatise

    Type of: read

How to pronounce anagram

anagram is pronounced /ˈænəɡræm/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in AM · 7-letter words

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