alphagram

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 References 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Apparently a blend of alphabetical and anagram; see also -gram.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæl.fəˌgɹæm/, SAMPA: /{l.f@%gr{m/

[edit] Noun

alphagram (plural alphagrams)

1. The letters of a word, or any other set of letters, arranged into alphabetical order.

   The alphagram of the word alphabetical is AAABCEHILLPT.

[edit] Usage notes

• This term is particularly common among competitive players of the Scrabble board game.

[edit] See also

• anagram
• anamonic
• palindrome

[edit] References

• Mike Baron, The Complete Wordbook for Game Players: Winning Words for Word Freaks, Sterling Publishing (2004), ISBN 1-4027-0947-1.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aaaghlmpr