Palindrome A palindrome is a word, number or phrase that is the same spelled forwards or backwards. Here are some single word palindromes: madam, racecar, civic, radar, level, rotor, kayak, refer, rotator, deified, and reviver Dates can also be palindromes: 22/02/2022 or sentences: A man, a plan, a canal – Panama Do geese see God? Step on no pets Was it a car or a cat I saw? Doc, note: I dissent. A fast never         prevents a fatness. I diet on cod There are also word-unit palindromes where the entire sentence reverses by word: "Is it crazy how saying sentences backwards creates backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?" Some names are palindromes: Hannah, Ava, Aviva, Anna, Eve, Bob, and Otto The longest single word palindrome in the Oxford English Dictionary is the 12-letter onomatopoeic word tattarrattat, coined by James Joyce in Ulysses (1922) for a knock on the door. ‘Aibohphobia’ is a term used to describe the fear of palindromes Emordnilap An emordnilap any word that when spelled backwards creates another word. 'Emordnilap' is of course 'palindrome' spelled backwards. The word “diaper” is a semordnilap, as spelling it backward yields “repaid.” Here are some more: Desserts and stressed Stop and pots Reward and drawer God and dog Sleep and peels Lager and regal Snug and guns Resources HTML, graphics & design by Bill Willis 2025