Meaning & use
anagram
A word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
See it in a sentence
The word 'listen' is an anagram of 'silent' since both use the same letters.
She loves solving anagram puzzles that turn celebrity names into funny phrases.
A note on using this word
A true anagram must use every letter of the original exactly once, with no letters added or removed.
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