Pronunciation: ' a-n ə - ˌ gram
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Middle French anagramme, from New Latin anagrammat-, anagramma, modification of Greek anagrammatismos, from anagrammatizein to transpose letters, from ana- + grammat-, gramma letter ― more at GRAM
Date: 1589
1 : a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
2 plural but singular in construction : a game in which words are formed by rearranging the letters of other words or by arranging letters taken (as from a stock of cards or blocks) at random
– an · a · gram · mat · ic \ ˌ a-n ə -gr ə - ' ma-tik \ also an · a · gram · mat · i · cal \ -ti-k ə l \ adjective
– an · a · gram · mat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb