whats it called when you take a word and make words out of the letters in the first word?

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2007-02-20 06:45:50 · 4 answers · asked by hotmoma 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

A poem like that is an acrostic.

An abbreviation like radar or HTML is an acronym or initialism.

2007-02-20 07:51:02 · answer #1 · answered by andthendougsaid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sometimes its called acrosstics, but if you start with the other word and then fit the other phrases in it could be a mnemonic

2007-02-20 14:53:45 · answer #2 · answered by mattmedfet 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I think you are talking about an acrostic

2007-02-20 15:26:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

anagram

2007-02-20 14:48:58 · answer #4 · answered by HelpfulHanna 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋