Palindromes and Semordnilaps
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A Palindrome is a word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward and forward e.g. rotor. All of the words in the following lists can be found in Chambers Dictionary. All words of four or fewer letters have been omitted. The delightful palindrome aibohphobia, meaning an irrational fear of palindromes, has yet to make it into Chambers Dictionary!
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Single-word Palindrome
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alula |
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civic |
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deified |
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dewed |
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kayak |
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lemel |
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level |
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madam |
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Malayalam |
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minim |
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radar |
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redder |
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refer |
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reifier |
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repaper |
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reviver |
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rotator |
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Rotavator® |
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rotor |
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sagas |
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sexes |
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solos |
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stats |
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tenet |
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terret |
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Single-word Palindromes
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alula |
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civic |
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dewed |
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kayak |
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lemel |
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level |
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madam |
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minim |
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radar |
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refer |
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rotor |
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sagas |
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sexes |
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solos |
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stats |
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tenet |
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redder |
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terret |
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deified |
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reifier |
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repaper |
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reviver |
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rotator |
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Malayalam |
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Rotavator® |
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Some palindromic phrases |
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A man, a plan, a canal – Panama! |
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A Toyota’s a Toyota |
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Able was I ere I saw Elba |
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Eva, can I stab bats in a cave? |
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Madam, I’m Adam |
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Never odd or even |
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Was it a car or a cat I saw? |
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A Semordnilap, palindromes spelt backwards, is a a word or phrase that spells a different word or phrase backward. e.g. draw/ward.
All of the words in the following lists can be found in Chambers Dictionary. All words of three or fewer letters have been omitted.
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Single-word Semordlinaps
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animal |
lamina |
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bats |
stab |
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deliver |
reviled |
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dessert |
tressed |
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desserts |
stressed |
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devil |
lived |
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diaper |
repaid |
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draw |
ward |
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drawer |
reward |
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evil |
live |
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flog |
golf |
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meet |
teem |
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nets |
sten |
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nuts |
stun |
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pans |
snap |
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part |
trap |
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paws |
swap |
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pots |
stop |
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prat |
tarp |
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rats |
star |
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redraw |
warder |
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smart |
trams |
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spit |
tips |
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straw |
warts |
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Single-word Semordlinaps
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bats |
stab |
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draw |
ward |
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evil |
live |
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flog |
golf |
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meet |
teem |
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nets |
sten |
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nuts |
stun |
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pans |
snap |
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part |
trap |
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paws |
swap |
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pots |
stop |
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prat |
tarp |
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rats |
star |
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spit |
tips |
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devil |
lived |
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smart |
trams |
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straw |
warts |
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animal |
lamina |
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diaper |
repaid |
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drawer |
reward |
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redraw |
warder |
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deliver |
reviled |
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dessert |
tressed |
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desserts |
stressed |
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Created 08 April 2013
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