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

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    mtsi1098posted 14 years ago

    example: Bob

  2. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    BOOB!

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      James Agbogunposted 14 years agoin reply to this

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

      1. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
        Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years agoin reply to this

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

  3. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    TIT!

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    mtsi1098posted 14 years ago

    two excellent examples

  5. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    "LOL" is also one of these words.

  6. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    POOP!

  7. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    BIB

  8. Mrwinston profile image60
    Mrwinstonposted 14 years ago

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

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    mtsi1098posted 14 years ago

    wow

  10. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    MOM

  11. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    DAD

  12. mommyfreelancer profile image75
    mommyfreelancerposted 14 years ago

    My real name:

    ANNA smile

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      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Nice to meet you Anna

  13. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    DEED

  14. anujagarwal profile image57
    anujagarwalposted 14 years ago

    NOON

  15. Mark Knowles profile image57
    Mark Knowlesposted 14 years ago

    A man, a plan, a canal, Panama!

    lol

  16. arunjain1989 profile image59
    arunjain1989posted 14 years ago

    Nitin

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      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Is this a name?

  17. crayonbrains profile image60
    crayonbrainsposted 14 years ago

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

  18. Bibowen profile image87
    Bibowenposted 14 years ago

    Sabas, as in Saint Sabas

  19. goodfriendiam profile image60
    goodfriendiamposted 14 years ago

    hannah

  20. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 14 years ago

    malayalam (a South Indian language)

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    ryankettposted 14 years ago

    Madam, I'm Adam

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    ryankettposted 14 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'....

  23. tantrum profile image59
    tantrumposted 14 years ago

    LIVE EVIL .  Interesting !

    1. Dense profile image60
      Denseposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      DEVIL LIVED


      OMG, what have I done! yikes

      1. Richieb799 profile image77
        Richieb799posted 13 years agoin reply to this

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

        DOOD !

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          kimberlyslyricsposted 13 years agoin reply to this

          ok that was really funny lol

  24. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    REFER

    TENET

  25. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    MINIM

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    Leta Sposted 14 years ago

    Simple ones:  MOM, WOW

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

    1. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
      Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      MOM and WOW both have been posted before.

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        Leta Sposted 14 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

        1. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
          Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          lol

  27. Ultimate Hubber profile image72
    Ultimate Hubberposted 14 years ago

    NOON!

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    mtsi1098posted 14 years ago

    boy have I re-learned some words long forgotten

  29. Plants and Oils profile image71
    Plants and Oilsposted 14 years ago

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

  30. Zsuzsy Bee profile image85
    Zsuzsy Beeposted 14 years ago

    PUP

  31. europewalker profile image79
    europewalkerposted 14 years ago

    sexes

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    mtsi1098posted 14 years ago

    DEED

  33. weblog profile image58
    weblogposted 14 years ago

    civic

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    wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

    A Toyota

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      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I like this one and also have A Toyota:)

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    susanafeposted 14 years ago

    Otto

    Noxon

  36. weblog profile image58
    weblogposted 14 years ago

    refer

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      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

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

  37. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 14 years ago

    huh! smile

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      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

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

  38. AEvans profile image73
    AEvansposted 14 years ago

    Ellemelle a town in Belgium. smile

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      mtsi1098posted 14 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:)

  39. Anti-Valentine profile image75
    Anti-Valentineposted 14 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 14 years agoin reply to this

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

      1. Anti-Valentine profile image75
        Anti-Valentineposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        They are cool, huh?

  40. atomswifey profile image58
    atomswifeyposted 14 years ago

    Reviver

    Rotator

  41. shamelabboush profile image46
    shamelabboushposted 14 years ago

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

  42. William F. Torpey profile image73
    William F. Torpeyposted 14 years ago

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

    http://norvig.com/pal2txt.html

  43. weblog profile image58
    weblogposted 14 years ago

    tenet

  44. Rynaldos profile image62
    Rynaldosposted 14 years ago

    POP !!!!

  45. Rynaldos profile image62
    Rynaldosposted 14 years ago

    POOP !

  46. weblog profile image58
    weblogposted 14 years ago

    sagas

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      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Is this a word?...Noon

      1. weblog profile image58
        weblogposted 14 years agoin reply to this

        Yes, it is.

  47. Lisa HW profile image62
    Lisa HWposted 14 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.

  48. Gennifer profile image52
    Genniferposted 14 years ago

    Russian word - шалаш  ))

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      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I guess it is time to take up Russian

  49. Sasha S profile image66
    Sasha Sposted 14 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!

  50. dingdong profile image58
    dingdongposted 14 years ago

    detartrated

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      mtsi1098posted 14 years agoin reply to this

      wow - who can compete with this word:)

 
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