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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 what are these group of words called ? #194951 12/14/10 11:18 AM 12/14/10 11:18 AM Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 G greg1 OP stranger greg1   OP stranger G Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 3 I HAVe BEEN TRYING TO FIND THE TRUE NAME FOR THIS GROUP OF WORDS, THEY ARE ALL SIMULAR, THEY ALL HAVE TE SAME THING IN COMMON, IT IS NOT THE DOUBLE LETTERS, SOME HAVE 6 & SOME HAVE 7 LETTERS. THE WORDS ARE. ASSESS BANANA POTATO GRAMMER DRESSER UNEVEN REVIVE WHAT DO THEY ALL HAVE IN COMMON? IF YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CALLED, PLEASE TELL ME, I WILL POST THE SIMULARITY TOMORROW, & IF YOU KNOW THE ANSWER ! are there any more, that i can add to the list ? WHAT ARE THE SIMULARITIES BETWEEN ALL THESE WORDS Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: greg1] #194954 12/14/10 11:39 AM 12/14/10 11:39 AM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Candy Pooh-Bah Candy   Pooh-Bah Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,706 down under Hi greg1....I know answer its to do with being able to spell the word backwards, after moving the first letter to the end. ssessA ananaB otatoP rammarG resserD Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: Candy] #194957 12/14/10 12:13 PM 12/14/10 12:13 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 of course, it helps if you spell GRAMMAR right. Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: Faldage] #194962 12/14/10 12:59 PM 12/14/10 12:59 PM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth bexter addict bexter   addict Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth Originally Posted By: Faldage of course, it helps if you spell GRAMMAR right. ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: greg1] #194963 12/14/10 01:18 PM 12/14/10 01:18 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont welcome, greg! some of us are getting old, but there's no need to shout! formerly known as etaoin... Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu] #194968 12/14/10 04:05 PM 12/14/10 04:05 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,158 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,158 Land of the Flat Water Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu welcome, greg! some of us are getting old, but there's no need to shout! Likewise, WELCOME,greg ----please, draw me a sheep---- Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: LukeJavan8] #194973 12/14/10 04:24 PM 12/14/10 04:24 PM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth bexter addict bexter   addict Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth On a (slightly) related point...words spelled backwords and forwards making the same word are palindromes...my favourite of which is: The Latin word square "Sator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas" (The farmer/sower, Arepo, sows the seeds) It's remarkable for the fact that it reproduces itself if you form a word from the first letters, then the second letters etc. This means it can be arranged into a word square that reads in four different ways: horizontally and vertically from either top left to bottom right or bottom right to top left. S A T O R A R E P O T E N E T O P E R A R O T A S I'm not sure what the type that you used was but...I'll search for it! ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: bexter] #194975 12/14/10 04:35 PM 12/14/10 04:35 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,158 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,158 Land of the Flat Water A site I enjoy visiting: http://www.palindromelist.net/ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: LukeJavan8] #194977 12/14/10 04:37 PM 12/14/10 04:37 PM Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth bexter addict bexter   addict Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 677 Middle Earth OGOPOGO Absolutely brilliant...if I didn't already have a name I would have that! ----The next sentence is true. The previous sentence is false---- Re: what are these group of words called ? [Re: bexter] #194979 12/14/10 04:41 PM 12/14/10 04:41 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,158 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,158 Land of the Flat Water Enjoy!!! ----please, draw me a sheep---- Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 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. 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