"Semordnilap" is a word playfully coined by word-game lovers some time in the mid 20th century. While a palindrome reads the same way backwards or forwards (otto, kayak), a semordnilap (itself a ...

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. But what do you call a word that spells another ...

A bright boy from Victoria, Canada, recently discovered that the English language is lacking something — a word to describe words that spell something different when written backwards. And little Levi ...

What is a palindrome, anyway? The word "palindrome" might look a little intimidating, but all it means is a word, verse, sentence, or number that's the same forward and backward––and trust us, after ...

Though it's doubtful that the talent has any real world application, the girl in the video below still impresses as her friends challenge her to say any word backwards. How long would it take you to ...