Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spelled sideways

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: spelled side-ways
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Indicating an anagram or other approximate rearrangement of the letters in the original term.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"It truly is a wired (which, remember, is just "weird" spelled sideways) world, and if you feel like you're the only person left who isn't online, this chapter will help."

Etymology

As a play on the phrase "spelled backwards".

Usage

Colloquial

Synonyms

anagrammed anagrammatized

Questions

What does spelled sideways mean?: Indicating an anagram or other approximate rearrangement of the letters in the original term.
Where does spelled sideways come from?: As a play on the phrase "spelled backwards".

How to pronounce spelled sideways

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