write a word that is spelled the same way when written backwards

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    mtsi1098posted 15 years ago

    example: Bob

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  2. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    BOOB!

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      James Agbogunposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I love that pic. The movie is my all time Best.

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      1. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
        Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        I love you for loving the movie. Its my all time favorite too.

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  3. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    TIT!

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    mtsi1098posted 15 years ago

    two excellent examples

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  5. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    "LOL" is also one of these words.

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  6. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    POOP!

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    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    BIB

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  8. Mrwinston profile image59
    Mrwinstonposted 15 years ago

    ma'am
    racecar
    sorry that is all i could come up with

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    mtsi1098posted 15 years ago

    wow

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  10. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    MOM

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  11. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    DAD

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  12. mommyfreelancer profile image72
    mommyfreelancerposted 15 years ago

    My real name:

    ANNA smile

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Nice to meet you Anna

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  13. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    DEED

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  14. anujagarwal profile image35
    anujagarwalposted 15 years ago

    NOON

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  15. Mark Knowles profile image57
    Mark Knowlesposted 15 years ago

    A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!

    lol

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  16. arunjain1989 profile image60
    arunjain1989posted 15 years ago

    Nitin

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Is this a name?

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  17. crayonbrains profile image61
    crayonbrainsposted 15 years ago

    tot, bib, sis, gag, sos, pop, mam, nun, huh?

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  18. Bibowen profile image88
    Bibowenposted 15 years ago

    Sabas, as in Saint Sabas

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  19. goodfriendiam profile image60
    goodfriendiamposted 15 years ago

    hannah

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  20. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 15 years ago

    malayalam (a South Indian language)

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    ryankettposted 15 years ago

    Madam, I'm Adam

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    ryankettposted 15 years ago

    CIVIC
    EYE
    RADAR
    LEVEL
    ROTOR
    PIP
    POP


    A word spelt the same way backwards is called a palindrome

    STRAW WARTS
    LIVE EVIL

    They are 'palindrome phrases'....

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  23. tantrum profile image61
    tantrumposted 15 years ago

    LIVE EVIL .  Interesting !

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    1. Dense profile image60
      Denseposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      DEVIL LIVED


      OMG, what have I done! yikes

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      1. Richieb799 profile image73
        Richieb799posted 14 years agoin reply to this

        no need to play your heavy metal albums backwards now! lol

        DOOD !

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          kimberlyslyricsposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          ok that was really funny lol

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  24. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    REFER

    TENET

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  25. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    MINIM

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    Leta Sposted 15 years ago

    Simple ones:  MOM, WOW

    A palindrome that would make pet owners happy, but displease SOME Religionists:  GOD - DOG  (!)

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    1. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
      Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years agoin reply to this

      MOM and WOW both have been posted before.

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        Leta Sposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        Yep, I would imagine so, but I didn't read the post from the beginning...  On my way out the door to work, lol

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        1. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
          Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years agoin reply to this

          lol

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  27. Ultimate Hubber profile image68
    Ultimate Hubberposted 15 years ago

    NOON!

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    mtsi1098posted 15 years ago

    boy have I re-learned some words long forgotten

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  29. Plants and Oils profile image70
    Plants and Oilsposted 15 years ago

    What Napolean is supposed to have said when imprisoned, "Able was I, ere I saw Elba"

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  30. Zsuzsy Bee profile image85
    Zsuzsy Beeposted 15 years ago

    PUP

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  31. europewalker profile image59
    europewalkerposted 15 years ago

    sexes

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    mtsi1098posted 15 years ago

    DEED

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  33. weblog profile image57
    weblogposted 15 years ago

    civic

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    wordscribe41posted 15 years ago

    A Toyota

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I like this one and also have A Toyota:)

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    susanafeposted 15 years ago

    Otto

    Noxon

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    weblogposted 15 years ago

    refer

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I like it...liked the "civic" one also

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  37. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 15 years ago

    huh! smile

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      good selection...I forget how many words can be included in this

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  38. AEvans profile image74
    AEvansposted 15 years ago

    Ellemelle a town in Belgium. smile

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      This is interesting...now if I ever go to Belgium I will do 2 things...Have a Blue Moon and visit this location or better yet do them both at the same time:)

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  39. Anti-Valentine profile image68
    Anti-Valentineposted 15 years ago

    These may not be palindromes, but they are called ambigrams, and look the same way when read upside down:

    http://www.ambigram.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/angels-and-demons-ambigram.jpg

    http://sakurazaki.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/illuminati-ambigram.jpg

    I think they look great. I guess I could have started a separate thread, but I didn't feel like it. smile

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      This is cool...I have been studying this for a few minutes now

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      1. Anti-Valentine profile image68
        Anti-Valentineposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        They are cool, huh?

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  40. atomswifey profile image56
    atomswifeyposted 15 years ago

    Reviver

    Rotator

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  41. shamelabboush profile image56
    shamelabboushposted 15 years ago

    Tot!
    Nun.
    Lul.
    Madam.
    Noon,
    Poop.
    Pop.
    Reer.

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  42. William F. Torpey profile image69
    William F. Torpeyposted 15 years ago

    I cheated. I googled palindrome. Here's a 17,259-word palindrome:

    http://norvig.com/pal2txt.html

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  43. weblog profile image57
    weblogposted 15 years ago

    tenet

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  44. Rynaldos profile image65
    Rynaldosposted 15 years ago

    POP !!!!

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  45. Rynaldos profile image65
    Rynaldosposted 15 years ago

    POOP !

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  46. weblog profile image57
    weblogposted 15 years ago

    sagas

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      Is this a word?...Noon

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      1. weblog profile image57
        weblogposted 15 years agoin reply to this

        Yes, it is.

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  47. Lisa HW profile image62
    Lisa HWposted 15 years ago

    lol    Except for the fact that "poop" has come up a few too many times, you guys are great at these.   lol  I couldn't come up with more than the old, "wow", "mom" and a couple of other three-letter ones.

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  48. Gennifer profile image54
    Genniferposted 15 years ago

    Russian word - шалаш  ))

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      I guess it is time to take up Russian

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  49. Sasha S profile image67
    Sasha Sposted 15 years ago

    Racecar! Also, on the subject of palindromes, when written as 00:00 dd mm yyyy, the next palindromic times will be 9:12 pm on the 21st of december 2112, or, 21:12 21 12 2112! The last one was 8:02 pm on the 20th of february 2002: 20:02 20 02 2002!

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  50. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 15 years ago

    detartrated

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      mtsi1098posted 15 years agoin reply to this

      wow - who can compete with this word:)

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