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civicAdjective. To do with a city or its citizens.
reviverNoun. One who revives.
AsaA male given name, from Hebrew.
Salt an atlas11 letters. Backward: salta na tlas.
racecarNoun. Another spelling of race car, a car built for racing.

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Single words 83

aha Interjection. Said when you suddenly understand something.
aibohphobia Noun. A joke word for a fear of palindromes.
ajaja Noun. A traditional Inuit song with dancing and drumming.
ala Noun. A wing or winglike part, in anatomy.
alala Noun. A crow native to Hawaii.
alula Noun. A few small feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing.
arara Noun. The palm cockatoo.
atta Noun. A wholegrain flour from the Indian subcontinent.
bib Noun. A cloth tied at a baby's neck to keep clothes clean.
bob Verb. To move gently up and down, as on water. Bob is also a short form of Robert.
civic Adjective. To do with a city or its citizens.
dad Noun. An informal word for father.
deed Noun. Something that is done; an act.
deified Verb. Past tense of deify, to make into a god.
deleveled Verb. Past tense of delevel, to demote to a lower level.
denned Verb. Past tense of den, to live in a den, as an animal does.
detartrated Adjective. With the tartrates removed.
dewed Adjective. Covered in dew.
did Verb. The past tense of do.
dud Noun. A thing that fails to work.

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eke Verb. To add to; mostly in eke out.
ere Preposition. An old, poetic word for before.
esse Noun. Essence; essential nature.
eve Noun. The day or night before a holiday. Eve is also a given name.
evitative Adjective. In grammar, expressing that something is avoided or feared.
ewe Noun. A female sheep.
eye Noun. The organ an animal sees with.
gag Noun. A joke or a prank.
gig Noun. A booking for a musician or a band to perform.
hadedah Noun. Another form of hadeda, the hadada ibis.
hallah Noun. Another form of challah, a bread usually braided for the Sabbath.
huh Interjection. Said to show doubt or confusion.
kayak Noun. A small covered boat moved with a double-bladed paddle.
keek Verb. In Scotland, to peek.
kook Noun. Slang for an eccentric person.
lemel Noun. Metal filings.
level Adjective. The same height at all places; flat.
ma'am Noun. A polite way to address a woman.
madam Noun. A polite form of address for a woman.
marram Noun. A coarse grass found on sandy beaches.
minim Noun. In music, a half note.
mom Noun. An informal word for mother.
mum Adjective. Silent, as in keeping mum.
naan Noun. A round flatbread baked in a tandoor.
nan Noun. An affectionate word for grandmother. Nan is also a short form of Ann or Nancy.
Nauruan Adjective. Of or from Nauru.
noon Noun. The time of day when the sun is highest.
nun Noun. A woman in a religious community who lives by its vows.
oho Interjection. A cry of surprise.
peep Noun. A short, soft, high sound, like a baby bird's.
pep Noun. Energy and high spirits.
pip Noun. One of the spots on a die, a domino or a playing card. Pip is also a short form of Philip.
pip-pip Interjection. In Britain, a colloquial goodbye.
pop Noun. A loud, sharp sound, like a cork leaving a bottle.
pull-up Noun. An exercise: hanging from a bar and lifting your own weight.
pup Noun. A young dog, wolf, fox or seal.
put-up Adjective. Secretly arranged in advance, as in a put-up job.
racecar Noun. Another spelling of race car, a car built for racing.
radar Noun. A method of detecting distant objects.
redder Adjective. More red.
redivider Noun. Something that divides again.
refer Verb. To direct attention to something; to mention it.
repaper Verb. To put new wallpaper on.
reviver Noun. One who revives.
rotator Noun. Something that rotates.
rotor Noun. A rotating part of a machine.
sagas Noun. Plural of saga, a long story or an Old Norse tale.
sees Verb. A present-tense form of see.
shahs Noun. Plural of shah, a king of Persia or Iran.
sis Noun. A short form of sister.
solos Noun. Plural of solo, a piece of music for one performer.
stats Noun. A short form of statistics.
stets Verb. A present-tense form of stet, to let edited text stand.
tattarrattat Interjection. A knock at the door.
tenet Noun. A belief or principle held as true.
terret Noun. A ring on a harness saddle that the reins pass through.
toot Noun. The noise of a horn or a whistle.
tot Noun. A small child.
tut Interjection. A sound of disapproval.
tut-tut Interjection. An expression of annoyance or impatience.
ulu Noun. An all-purpose knife traditionally used by Yup'ik, Inuit and Aleut women.
wow Interjection. Said in surprise or admiration.
yay Interjection. A cheer of happiness.

Names and places 38

Ada A female given name.
Akasaka A district of Minato, Tokyo, in Japan.
Alla A female given name, from Russian and Ukrainian.
Ana A female given name.
Anina A town in the Banat region of Romania.
Anna A female given name; an anna was also an Indian coin, a sixteenth of a rupee.
Ara A male given name, from Armenian.
Asa A male given name, from Hebrew.
Asosa The capital of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia.
Ava A female given name.
Aviva A female given name from modern Hebrew, meaning spring.
Aya A female given name, from Japanese.
Capac A village in Michigan.
Elle A female given name.
Emme A female given name, short for Emily.
Glenelg A community in the Highland area of western Scotland.
Hannah A female given name, from Hebrew.
Harrah A surname.
Kanakanak A neighborhood of Dillingham, Alaska.
Kinikinik A small community in Larimer County, Colorado.
Laval A city in Quebec, Canada, north of Montreal.
Lil A short form of Lilian or Lily.
Malayalam A Dravidian language spoken in Kerala, India.
Navan The county town of County Meath, Ireland.
Nenonen A Finnish surname.
Neuquén A province of Argentina and its capital city.
Noxon A community in Sanders County, Montana.
Odo A male given name from history.
Okonoko A community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
Oruro A city in Bolivia, capital of the department of the same name.
Otto A male given name.
Oyo A state of Nigeria.
Qaanaaq A town in northwestern Greenland.
Renner A surname.
Salas A surname, from Spanish.
Serres A city in northern Greece.
Tumut A town and a river in New South Wales, Australia.
Viv A short form of Vivian.

Phrases 62

A dog, a panic in a pagoda 19 letters. Backward: adogap a ni cinap a god a.
A nut for a jar of tuna 17 letters. Backward: anut fo raj a rof tun a.
Avid diva 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Bird rib 7 letters. Backward: bir drib.
Bus sub 6 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Decaf faced 10 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Deer reed 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Dr. Awkward 9 letters. Backward: drawkwa rd.
Drab as a fool, aloof as a bard 23 letters. Backward: drab a sa foola loof a sa bard.
Drab bard 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Drawn onward 11 letters. Backward: drawno nward.
Egad, an adage 11 letters. Backward: egada na dage.
Emil's lime 9 letters. Backward: emil slime.
Ergo ogre 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Evil olive 9 letters. Backward: evilo live.
Gateman's nametag 15 letters. Backward: gateman snametag.
Gold log 7 letters. Backward: gol dlog.
If I had a hi-fi 11 letters. Backward: if ih a dah i fi.
Kayak salad, Alaska yak 19 letters. Backward: kay aksala dalas kayak.
Laced decal 10 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Lap pal 6 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Liam's mail 9 letters. Backward: liam smail.
Lid off a daffodil 15 letters. Backward: lidoffad a ffo dil.
Lion oil 7 letters. Backward: lio noil.
Llama mall 9 letters. Backward: llam amall.
Loop pool 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Made Edam 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Mined denim 10 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Mirror rim 9 letters. Backward: mir rorrim.
Must sell at tallest sum 20 letters. Backward: mus tsellat ta lles tsum.
My gym 5 letters. Backward: myg ym.
Never a foot too far, even 20 letters. Backward: neve raf oot toof a reven.
Never odd or even 14 letters. Dates from 1930. Backward: neve ro ddo reven.
No garden, one dragon 17 letters. Backward: nogard eno nedrag on.
No lemon, no melon 14 letters. Backward: nolem on nomel on.
Not a ton 7 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo 21 letters. Backward: ooz yratinas a ni tar yzoo.
Party trap 9 letters. Backward: part ytrap.
Pot top 6 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Red root put up to order 19 letters. Backward: redro ot pu tup toor der.
Remit timer 10 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Reward drawer 12 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Salt an atlas 11 letters. Backward: salta na tlas.
Sleek keels 10 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Smart trams 10 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Snack cans 9 letters. Backward: snac kcans.
Stack cats 9 letters. Backward: stac kcats.
Star rats 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Stops spots 10 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Strap parts 10 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Stressed desserts 16 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Swap paws 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Taco cat 7 letters. Backward: tac ocat.
Tangy gnat 9 letters. Backward: tang ygnat.
Tell a ballet 11 letters. Backward: tellab a llet.
Too hot to hoot 12 letters. Backward: tooh ot toh oot.
Top spot 7 letters. Backward: tops pot.
Top step's pup's pet spot 19 letters. Backward: tops tep spup spets pot.
Tuna nut 7 letters. Backward: tun anut.
UFO tofu 7 letters. Backward: ufot ofu.
Wet stew 7 letters. Backward: wets tew.
Yo, banana boy 11 letters. Backward: yob ananab oy.

Sentences 97

A dog, a plan, a canal: pagoda. 21 letters. Backward: adogap lanac a nalp a god a.
A man, a plan, a canal: Panama. 21 letters. From 1948, by Leigh Mercer. Backward: amanap lanac a nalp a nam a.
A new order began, a more Roman age bred Rowena. 37 letters. Backward: anewor derb ega namor erom a nageb redro wen a.
Able was I ere I saw Elba. 19 letters. Coined in 1848 by a writer signed J.T.R. The spaces mirror too.
Amy, must I jujitsu my ma? 19 letters. Backward: am ym ustijuj i tsum yma.
Ana, nab a banana. 13 letters. Backward: ananab a ban ana.
Anne, I vote more cars race Rome to Vienna. 33 letters. Backward: anneiv ot emor ecar srac erom etov i enna.
Are we not drawn onward to new era? 27 letters. Backward: are wen ot drawno nward ton ew era.
Are we not drawn onward, we few, drawn onward to new era? 43 letters. Backward: are wen ot drawno nward wef ew drawno nward ton ew era.
Borrow or rob? 11 letters. Backward: bor ro worrob.
Dee saw a seed. 11 letters. Backward: dees a was eed.
Delia saw I was ailed. 17 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Dennis sinned. 12 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Desserts, I stressed. 17 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Did Mom pop? Mom did. 15 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Do geese see God? 13 letters. Backward: dog ees eseeg od.
Do nine men interpret? Nine men, I nod. 29 letters. Backward: don i nem enin terpretni nem enin od.
Don did nod. 9 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Don't nod. 7 letters. Backward: don tnod.
Draw, O coward! 11 letters. Backward: drawoc o ward.
Ed is on no side. 12 letters. Backward: edis on no si de.
Emma, I am me. 9 letters. Backward: em ma i amme.
Enid and Edna dine. 15 letters. Backward: enid ande dna dine.
Eva, can I see bees in a cave? 21 letters. Backward: evac a ni seeb ees i nac ave.
Evade me, Dave. 11 letters. Backward: evad em edave.
Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live. 27 letters. Backward: evil i sa nameof a fo eman a si live.
Flee to me, remote elf. 17 letters. Backward: fle etomer em ot eelf.
Gert, I saw Ron avoid a radio-van, or was it Reg? 35 letters. Backward: ger ti saw ro nav oidar a diova nor was i treg.
Go deliver a dare, vile dog. 21 letters. Backward: god eliv erad a reviled og.
Hannah did, did Hannah? 18 letters. The spaces mirror too.
He did, eh? 7 letters. The spaces mirror too.
I did, did I? 8 letters. The spaces mirror too.
I prefer pi. 9 letters. Backward: ip referp i.
I'm a pup, am I? 9 letters. Backward: i ma pup a mi.
I'm, alas, a salami. 13 letters. Backward: imalas a sala mi.
In word salad, alas, drown I. 21 letters. Backward: i nword sala dalas drow ni.
Is it I? It is I! 10 letters. Backward: i si ti i ti si.
Lee had a heel. 11 letters. Backward: leeh a dah eel.
Let O'Hara gain an inn in a Niagara hotel. 32 letters. Backward: letoh aragain a ni nni na niag araho tel.
Live not on evil. 13 letters. Backward: live no ton evil.
Live on time, emit no evil. 20 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Ma has a ham. 9 letters. Backward: mah a sah am.
Ma is a nun, as I am. 13 letters. Backward: ma i sa nun a si am.
Ma is as selfless as I am. 19 letters. Backward: ma i sa sselfles sa si am.
Madam, I'm Adam. 11 letters. Dates from 1861. Backward: mada mi madam.
Madam, in Eden, I'm Adam. 17 letters. Backward: mada mi nede ni madam.
Marge lets Norah see Sharon's telegram. 32 letters. Backward: margelet snorahs ees haron stel egram.
Meet animals; laminate 'em. 21 letters. Backward: me etanimal slamina teem.
Mr. Owl ate my metal worm. 19 letters. Backward: mrow latem ym eta lwo rm.
Name now one man. 13 letters. Backward: nam eno won eman.
Naomi, did I moan? 13 letters. Backward: naom i did imoan.
Ned, I am a maiden. 13 letters. Backward: nediam a ma i den.
Nella's simple hymn: "I attain my help, Miss Allen." 38 letters. Backward: nella ssim pleh ym niatta i nmyh elpmis sallen.
Niagara, O roar again! 17 letters. Backward: niaga raor o aragain.
No, it is opposition. 16 letters. Backward: noitisoppo si ti on.
No, it never propagates if I set a gap or prevention. 41 letters. Backward: noitneverp ro pag a tes i fi setagaporp reven ti on.
Noel sees Leon. 12 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Not New York, Roy went on. 19 letters. Backward: no tnew yor kroy wen ton.
Now I see bees I won. 15 letters. Backward: now i seeb ees i won.
Now I won. 7 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Nurses run. 9 letters. Backward: nur sesrun.
Oh, who was it I saw, oh who? 19 letters. Backward: ohw ho was i ti saw ohw ho.
Otto made Ned a motto. 17 letters. Backward: ottom a den edam otto.
Otto saw pup; pup was Otto. 20 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Poor Dan is in a droop. 17 letters. Backward: poord a ni si nad roop.
Pull up, Eva, we're here; wave, pull up. 27 letters. Backward: pu llup evaw ereh erew ave pu llup.
Pupils slip up. 12 letters. Backward: pu pils slipup.
Race fast, safe car. 15 letters. Backward: rac efas tsaf ecar.
Rats live on no evil star. 20 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Rise to vote, sir. 13 letters. Backward: ris etov ot esir.
Rot can rob a born actor. 19 letters. Backward: rotca nrob a bor nac tor.
Roy, am I mayor? 11 letters. Backward: royam i ma yor.
Saw tide rose? So red it was. 21 letters. Backward: saw ti der os esor edit was.
See few owe fees. 13 letters. Backward: seef ewo wef ees.
Sh, Tom sees moths. 14 letters. Backward: shtom sees mot hs.
Sir, I'm Iris. 9 letters. Backward: siri mi ris.
So, Ida, adios. 10 letters. Backward: soida adi os.
Some men interpret nine memos. 25 letters. Backward: somem enin terpretni nem emos.
Stella won no wallets. 18 letters. Backward: stellaw on now allets.
Step on hose-pipes? Oh no, pets. 23 letters. Backward: step on ho sepip esoh no pets.
Step on no pets. 12 letters. The spaces mirror too.
Straw? No, too stupid a fad; I put soot on warts. 35 letters. Backward: straw no toos tup i daf a diputs oot on warts.
Sums are not set as a test on Erasmus. 29 letters. Backward: sumsare no tset a sa tes ton era smus.
Ten animals I slam in a net. 21 letters. Backward: ten a ni mals i slamina net.
'Tis Ivan, on a visit. 15 letters. Backward: tisiv a no navi sit.
Too bad I hid a boot. 15 letters. Backward: toob a dih i dab oot.
Too far, Edna, we wander afoot. 23 letters. Backward: toofa rednaw ew ande raf oot.
Was it a bar or a bat I saw? 19 letters. Backward: was i tab a ro rab a ti saw.
Was it a bat I saw? 13 letters. Backward: was i tab a ti saw.
Was it a car or a cat I saw? 19 letters. Backward: was i tac a ro rac a ti saw.
Was it a rat I saw? 13 letters. Backward: was i tar a ti saw.
We panic in a pew. 13 letters. Backward: wep a ni cinap ew.
Won't I panic in a pit now? 19 letters. Backward: won tip a ni cinap i tnow.
Won't lovers revolt now? 19 letters. Backward: won tlover srevol tnow.
Wonton? Not now. 12 letters. Backward: won ton notnow.
Yawn a more Roman way. 17 letters. Backward: yaw namor erom a nway.
Zeus sees Suez. 12 letters. The spaces mirror too.

How this list was compiled: Palindromes gathered and described for this site. Every item was reversed on 2026-10-15, letter for letter with spaces, capitals, accents and punctuation set aside, and stays only because it reads the same both ways. Each single word has an English entry on Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/, text under CC BY-SA 4.0) with the part of speech on the card, and the meaning is our own short wording of a sense that entry gives (for a plural or a past tense, a sense of the word it points to). Given names and surnames are as their Wiktionary entries describe them. Aviva, Nenonen and the places Akasaka, Anina, Asosa, Glenelg, Kanakanak, Kinikinik, Laval, Noxon and Okonoko are as the opening of their Wikipedia articles describes them, and the other places as Wiktionary does (all read 2026-10-15). The phrases and sentences are old ones that have long gone from hand to hand, together with pairs and lines put together for this page. The four dated cards (Panama, 1948, Leigh Mercer; Elba, 1848, signed J.T.R.; Madam, I'm Adam, 1861; Never odd or even, 1930) follow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindrome (revision 1379342320). Letter counts and backward spellings are worked out from the card itself. Left out: rude words, and lines about drink. Licence: own work

How it works

This palindrome generator deals five real palindromes at a time, from racecar and Hannah to Mr. Owl ate my metal worm. Each was reversed letter for letter before it went on the list, and single words come with their meanings.

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Four kinds of palindrome

Single words run from three letters, such as ewe and pup, to the twelve of tattarrattat. Names and places include Otto and Qaanaaq, a town in Greenland. Phrases are short pairs like Stressed desserts, and sentences are whole lines like Was it a car or a cat I saw?

How a sentence counts

A sentence palindrome sets aside spaces, capitals and punctuation and matches letter for letter. Its card spells it backward, so you can see where the word breaks move. A few keep their spaces as well: Step on no pets and Rats live on no evil star mirror gap for gap.

A date can be a palindrome: 2 February 2020 reads the same as 02/02/2020 or as 2020-02-02.

Questions and answers

What is a palindrome?

A word, number, phrase or other run of symbols that reads the same backward as forward, such as madam. The English writer Henry Peacham introduced the word in 1638, from Greek roots meaning again and way or direction.

What is the longest palindrome word in English?

In the Oxford English Dictionary it is tattarrattat, twelve letters, coined by James Joyce in Ulysses (1922) for a knock on the door. The Guinness Book of Records gives the title to the eleven-letter detartrated. Both are on this list.

Does this palindromes generator make them up?

No. It deals from a fixed list. Words and names were looked up in Wiktionary, places in Wikipedia too. Phrases and sentences mix old favorites with lines put together for this page, and each stayed only after reading the same in both directions.

Who wrote A man, a plan, a canal: Panama?

Leigh Mercer devised it, and it dates from 1948. Two older classics: Able was I ere I saw Elba was coined in 1848 by a writer signed J.T.R., and Madam, I'm Adam dates from 1861.

What is a semordnilap?

A word that spells another word backward, as stressed spells desserts. The name is palindromes written backward. Set such a pair side by side and you have a palindrome phrase.