an·a·gram
ˈa-nə-ˌgram 
1
: a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
The word "secure" is an anagram of "rescue."
2
anagrams plural in form but singular in construction
: 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
¦a-nə-grə-¦ma-tik
variants
or anagrammatical
: of, relating to, containing, or making an anagram
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026
Ludogorets, the name of the Bulgarian champions, is an anagram of ‘good result’.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
That creative and entrepreneurial spirit led to the launch of Golf Wang (an anagram of Wolf Gang) in 2011, at just 20 years old.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And at Loewe, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez brought their vision to the legacy accessories range with new laptop-sized top-handle bags, carried nonchalantly unzipped with the interior anagram visible.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The geeky’s Seth’s love of turning names into anagrams shows questions subtly concepts of order and meaning.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026
Ludogorets, the name of the Bulgarian champions, is an anagram of ‘good result’.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
That creative and entrepreneurial spirit led to the launch of Golf Wang (an anagram of Wolf Gang) in 2011, at just 20 years old.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
And at Loewe, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez brought their vision to the legacy accessories range with new laptop-sized top-handle bags, carried nonchalantly unzipped with the interior anagram visible.
—Alice Cary, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Anagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anagram. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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