An anagram is word or phrase made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
Anagrams are often used for fun, and are used mainly in games and puzzles, especially crosswords.
Etymology
From Greek – anagrammatizein transpose letters
Examples of anagrams:
astronomer – moon starer
dormitory – dirty room
eat – tea
evangelist – evil's agent
evil – vile
funeral – real fun
listen – silent
What's your favourite anagram?
Try making some anagrams with English words, with the Internet Anagram Server. What words did you make? 
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