anagram
nounmasculine/ɐnɐˈɡɾamɐ/medium
a·na·gra·ma
Definition
A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
'Listen' is an anagram of 'silent'.
She enjoys solving anagram puzzles in the newspaper.
Common collocations
solve an anagramform an anagramanagram puzzle
Etymology
Do grego 'ana-' (repetição, reversão) + 'gramma' (letra).