what is the term for a word that is the same forward and backwards:eg OTTO?

Question

how many can you think of?????????

Answer 1

That would be a palindrome. That's a word that is spelled the same backwards and forwards.

Example:
Ada, aha, Anna,
bib, bob, boob, bub,
civic,
dad, deed, deified, did, dud,
eke, ere, eve, ewe, eye,
gag, gig,
hah, Hannah, hallah, heh, huh,
kayak,
level,
madam, mam, mom, mum,
Nan, non, noon, nun,
Otto,
pap, peep, pep, pip, poop, pop, pup,
racecar, radar, redder, refer, repaper, reviver, rotator, rotor,
sees, sexes, stats,
tat, tenet, tit, toot, tut,
wow

Answer 2

The term for a word spelled the same way forwards and backwards is called a palindrome

Answer 3

palindrome
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palindrome is a word, phrase, number or other sequence of units that has the property of reading the same in either direction (the adjustment of punctuation and spaces between words is generally permitted). The word "palindrome" was coined from Greek roots Greek πάλιν (palin) "back" and δρóμος (dromos) "way, direction" by English writer Ben Jonson in the 1600s. Composing literature in palindromes is an example of constrained writing.
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list of 1-word palindromes:
http://members.aol.com/gulfhigh2/words5.html

Answer 4

Palindromes are coolio. Here's one my folks taught me:

Madam, I'm Adam.

Hannah. Anna. There's a place in California called: Yreka Bakery.

Answer 5

it's called a palindrome.

mom
anna
dad
bob

there are also whole sentences:

"a man, a plan, a canal: Panama!"

and as Napoleon supposedly said:

"Able was I, ere, I saw Elba."

Answer 6

a palindrome