![]() PangramA phrase or sentence containing all 26 letters of the alphabet (ideally repeating as few letters as possible). IsogramA word in which no letter of the alphabet occurs more than once. Dimitri Borgmann's longest example: dermatoglyphics, the study of skin markings or patterns on fingers, hands, and feet, and its application, especially in criminology.Ģ. ![]() But what do you call a word that spells another word backwards, or a word that looks the same upside down? When terms for these orthographic puzzlers didn't exist, logolologists (such as the authors of the books listed below) were happy to invent some. If you love word play, you probably know that a word - or longer piece of writing - that reads the same forward and backward is called a palindrome. ![]()
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