Main Entry:

¹an·a·gram

Pronunciation:

\ˈa-nə-ˌgram\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably from Middle French anagramme, from New Latin anagrammat-, anagramma, modification of Greek anagrammatismos, from anagrammatizein to transpose letters, from ana- + grammat-, gramma letter — more at gram

Date:

1589

1: a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase2plural but sing in constr : a game in which words are formed by rearranging the letters of other words or by arranging letters taken (as from a stock of cards or blocks) at random

— an·a·gram·mat·ic \ˌa-nə-grə-ˈma-tik\ also an·a·gram·mat·i·cal \-ti-kəl\ adjective

— an·a·gram·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb