anagrams

Everyday

Words or phrases made by changing the order of the letters of another word or phrase, using every letter once, like «listen» and «silent». tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons and puzzles, anagrams are a word game and appear in crosswords and spelling bees. In olympiad puzzles you may find anagrams of names or hidden words. Phrases: solve anagrams, an anagram of.

Examples

• «Listen» and «silent» are anagrams. tree →
• «Dormitory» is an anagram of «dirty room». tree →
• We solved anagrams in the puzzle club. tree →
• Make anagrams of the word «stop»: pots, tops, spot, opts. tree →
• Crosswords often use anagrams as clues. tree →
• My name has funny anagrams. tree →

Note

This form is the plural of «anagram». An anagram must use exactly the same letters, the same number of times. Spaces and capital letters are usually ignored.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Jewish tradition loves rearranging Hebrew letters to find hidden meanings, and Sefer Yetzirah says God combined and swapped the letters to form all things. In the primary lessons: In English lessons and puzzles, anagrams are a word game and appear in crosswords and spelling bees. In olympiad puzzles you may find anagrams of names or hidden words. Phrases: solve anagrams, an anagram of.

Note

This form is the plural of «anagram». An anagram must use exactly the same letters, the same number of times. Spaces and capital letters are usually ignored.