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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread what is the word for a word that reads the same upside down #184465 04/24/2009 4:43 AM Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 colorado deeray41 stranger deeray41 stranger Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 colorado Does anyone know the word for a word that reads the same upside down as rightside up? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what is the word for a word that reads the same upside down deeray41 #184472 04/24/2009 1:02 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando ParkinT enthusiast ParkinT enthusiast Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 293 Orlando That seems very difficult to quantify. Would it need to be CAPTIAL letters only? If it is hand-written there are subtle differences in the way people form letters. I don't have an answer but am pleased to be the first to welcome you to this board! "I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: what is the word for a word that reads the same upside down deeray41 #184474 04/24/2009 1:07 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh They are usually called ambigrams (link). Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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