What type of word reads the same forwards and backwards?

Correct answer: Palindrome

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What people think about it: 19 Comments
Jonesy
Jonesy
Why isn't the word "palindrome" a palindrome?
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
While I don’t guarantee that I can reproduce it on a phone I think the Sator square is Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas It certainly is palindromic up, down and across,but I think it is normally called a Magic Square .
arohanui
arohanui
I'm surprised to learn that soapstone vendor is a phrase in everyday use!
flr
flr
Apparently Napoleon wrote one when he was exiled to Elba. "Able was I, ere I saw Elba".
Medusa
Medusa
" dammit I'm mad " is dammit I'm mad spelled backwards as well. Fun!
Flip
Flip
Racecar backwards is racecar. Racecar upside down is expensive.
wesley
wesley
Adam's first words to Eve... madam I'm Adam.
arohanui
arohanui
Go_Cowboys, my first was my sister's name - Anna
kronik
kronik
Jonesy, palinilap
kronik
kronik
I've always said, why isn't a palindrome called a, palinilap??
Artie
Artie
My mother who raised me had a PhD in English.
aimbert
aimbert
ooh! don't forget about taco cat! 😁
jenna
jenna
arohanui, it's a single word not a phrase
vinay
vinay
malayalam, language in South of India mostly in Kerala
ummmm yes
ummmm yes
THAT IS MY ADDICTION IN LIFE..... ITS TYE ONLY THING TO CALM ME DOWN SINCE I WAS LITTLE
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
flr, good one!
Cat Mom
Cat Mom
Jonesy, because it isn't the same word when spelled backward
Rover277
Rover277
Fascinating!! I love learning about the origins and meanings of words.
RushMama2112
RushMama2112
Player #25874027, correct. It's an alchemical charm. Also a sly wink in the Discworld books as the name of the town square of Ankh-Moorpork. ;)