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What words can be spelled forward and backwards?
The most familiar palindromes in English are character-unit palindromes. The characters read the same backward as forward. Some examples of palindromic words are redivider, deified, civic, radar, level, rotor, kayak, reviver, racecar, madam, and refer.
What are some good palindromes?
25 Palindrome Words
- Bib. B-I-B. A fun clue for this palindrome word could be “it’s something that a baby wears when they eat!”
- Nun. N-U-N.
- Madam. M-A-D-A-M.
- Racecar. R-A-C-E-C-A-R.
- Civic. C-I-V-I-C.
- Deified. D-E-I-F-I-E-D.
- Hannah. H-A-N-N-A-H.
- Level. L-E-V-E-L.
What’s the longest palindrome?
tattarrattat
The longest palindrome in English is often considered tattarrattat, coined by James Joyce in his 1922 Ulysses to imitate the sound of a knock on the door. That’s 12 letters.
What is the longest palindrome phrase?
saippuakivikauppias
The longest known palindromic word is saippuakivikauppias (19 letters), which is Finnish for a dealer in lye (caustic soda). A palindrome is a word or phrase where the letters read backwards, give the same word or phrase, eg: the phrase ‘Madam I’m Adam’, with the reply ‘Eve’.
What are some long palindromes?
The longest palindrome in English is often considered tattarrattat, coined by James Joyce in his 1922 Ulysses to imitate the sound of a knock on the door. That’s 12 letters.
What is the shortest palindrome in English?
What is the shortest palindrome? The shortest palindrome would be a three-letter word like ‘pop’.
Is Aibohphobia a real phobia?
Aibohphobia is the (unofficial) fear of palindromes, which are words that read the same front and back and, you guessed it, the word itself is a palindrome.
What is palindrome in DNA?
Palindrome: In genetics, a DNA or RNA sequence that reads the same in both directions.
What is Semordnilap mean?
Palindromes Semordnilap A palindrome is a word or phrase that is the same forwards and backwards, but a semordnilap (“palindromes” backwards) is a word that becomes a different word when read backwards.
What is the biggest palindrome?
What’s a word called That’s the same backwards?
palindrome
What is a palindrome? According to The Oxford English Dictionary the word is based on Greek root words meaning “back” and “running.” Palindromes are words or phrases that read the same backward and forward, letter for letter, number for number, or word for word. Some palindromes seem philosophical.