Palindromes

Palindromes

"A year later their child was born. Sarah named him Stanley because she noticed that "Stanley" was "Yelnats" spelled backward."

Words that are spelled the same backwards or forwards are known as a palindrome. Here are examples of palindromes:

PIP

LEVEL

DEED

RACECAR

MADAM

TOT

REFER

ROTOR

RADAR

GAG

EYE

Another type of palindrome are called mirrored palindromes. Here are some examples:



TIM

MIT

bid

dib

EVIL

LIVE

STRAW

WARTS

Phrases may also be Palindromes



Now I won

Nurses run

Top spot

Go dog