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anagrams

anagrams

4.4
A word game where players make words from mixed letters
  • noun
  • /ˈænəˌɡræmz/
translation icon : anagramas
  • During the family game night, everyone enjoyed the challenge of solving anagrams.

Examples

  • So you and I, we are going to take the anagram test together today.

  • It's OK to, you know, I have my silly anagram game and, and I, and I do that and it helps relax me.

  • In our language class, we played a fun game of anagrams to build our vocabulary.

  • She created several new words by rearranging the letters in the anagrams we found.

Synonyms

word game
vsanagrams
11 3.0

A game where players make or find words by following rules, like crosswords

focuses on making words by rearranging randomly presented letters

Surface Forms

anagram singular
anagrams plural

Morphology

anagrams = anagram (transparent) = anagram + s

Regular plural formation: 'anagrams' denotes multiple instances of 'anagram' with no change in meaning.

Etymology

Anagrams comes from Greek parts ana- meaning 'again' and -gram meaning 'letter'. So anagrams are literally 'letters again', which explains the game where you rearrange letters to make new words.