anagrams

noun

Meaning

Words or phrases formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once.

Examples

  • The puzzle required players to find as many anagrams as possible from the word 'cinema'.
  • He enjoyed solving complex anagrams found in the back of the newspaper every Sunday.

Synonyms: rearrangement, transposition, metathesis, wordplay