[ 'anəgram ]
■ noun a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as spar , formed from rasp .
Derivatives
~matic adjective
~matical adjective
~matize or ~matise verb
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~me or mod. L. ~ma , from Gk ana- 'back, anew' + gramma 'letter'.