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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anagram

/ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
ana-gram
IPA
/ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

verb

To form anagrams.

Example Sentences

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Linguistics.

Inflected Forms

anagrams (plural) anagramme (alternative, obsolete) anagrams (present, singular) anagramming (participle, present) anagrammed (participle, past) anagrammed (past)

Derived Forms

anagramise anagramize anagrammer anagrammist anamonic aptagram blanagram Reaganagram

Phrases

anagram dictionary indirect anagram

Frequently Paired Words

anagrammatic anagrammatisation anagrammatization anagrammatise anagrammatize anagrammatism anagrammatist alphagram

Synonyms

anagrammatize anagrammatise

Questions

How do you pronounce anagram?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæ.nə.ɡɹæm/.
What does anagram mean?
A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
Where does anagram come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce anagram

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