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Self Anagram
An anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, rearrange "none" to get "neon".
It is not considered an anagram if you exchange a letter with the same letter. For example, switching the n's with each other in "noun" does not give an anagram.
Even though a word is not considered an anagram of itself, your task is to find a word that is an anagram of itself. If you can do the seemingly impossible once, you might as well find a second word that is an anagram of itself.
It is not considered an anagram if you exchange a letter with the same letter. For example, switching the n's with each other in "noun" does not give an anagram.
Even though a word is not considered an anagram of itself, your task is to find a word that is an anagram of itself. If you can do the seemingly impossible once, you might as well find a second word that is an anagram of itself.
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Both "stifle" and "filets" are anagrams of "itself".Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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marcm, that was very nicely done! it definitely was tricky.
An excellent play on words. Though I love anagrams, I couldnt get it.
I knew that I was to find an anagram of the word "itself", however I didn't know what the words were. Nicely done
Very well written! Repitition of the word "itself" kind-of gave it away for me, but still required a doubletake.
what are filets?!
I got the trick almost immediately, and I got stifle. I didn't get filets though! I was trying to think of words that began with St or Fl. Great teaser!
I agree with AwwwSweet and I got the same answer as JessicaLynn!!!
Good one!
Good one!
Dear tintiniscool -
TinTin may be cool, but you need to send TinTin to School! "Filets" are slices of meat or fish, as in "Filet of Sole," or "Filet Mignon" (a gourmet cut of steak) or even salmon or perch filets.
TinTin may be cool, but you need to send TinTin to School! "Filets" are slices of meat or fish, as in "Filet of Sole," or "Filet Mignon" (a gourmet cut of steak) or even salmon or perch filets.
Oh. I thought it was homonyms. I got "read" and "read"... the first one is a homonym of "reed" the second a homonym of "red," thus making the same spelling two different words, one the past tense of the other.
I knew that the trick was to find an anagram of "itself" but I didn't feel like it xD Nice teaser though, very well written.
Okay you got me
Great one, I got stifle but could not come up with filets. By the way, tintiniscool, "filets" is the plural of filet, which is a slice of meat or fish (like a filet-of-fish sandwich at McDonald's).
wow! Were did that come from! I get it now though!
I know what a "fillet" is, but not a filet.
Filet is a variant of fillet and filet is also worn like a head band, check your French on this. Very well done.
That was greatly written. Like most others, I knew that I had to find anagrams of "itself," but didn't find any.
i knew you ment that, but i didnt care to think of the actual words
I thought it was "anagram" "itself"
because anagram can be changed twice and be the same so I got it wrong. Opps
because anagram can be changed twice and be the same so I got it wrong. Opps
Woh was i off lol! That question was really confusing
Heehee - this was fun!
worded good for a trick. Creative
BOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well technically if you wanted us to find an anagram for "itself" you should have put "itself" in quotes like all the other anagrams you used as examples.
Right?
Right?
Nice,
I'm so proud, I actually got this one. I rarely do!
I realised that we had to find anagrams of 'itself', but didn't have the patience to work out both of your answers.
As an afterthought I did come up with 'fliest' which is also in the dictionary (honest!) defined as the 'superlative of fly'.
As an afterthought I did come up with 'fliest' which is also in the dictionary (honest!) defined as the 'superlative of fly'.
Tedger - wrong, that was the trick part!
Loved it.
Though, technically "fliest" and "flites" are both words.
But this was a very fun teaser...going in My Favorites right away!
Though, technically "fliest" and "flites" are both words.
But this was a very fun teaser...going in My Favorites right away!
Nice ploy. I was stumped.
Got the trick right away, and got stubborn trying to get the anagram... I wasn't going to "throw in the towel"... Please return my towel at your earliest convenience. Good trick, tough anagram, great teaser. Thanks!
Have to agree with Question Mark.I knew what I was supposed to do, just couldn't figure it out.Great teaser.
I got stifle right away, but got stumped on the 2nd word. I thought fistle might be a word. NoGO--
I wish I would give myself more time on these. I probably wouldn't have been able to get the words even if I did figure out that I was looking for anagrams of itself. Tricky one--good job!
Um, udoboy? I'm sorry, but I know you'll appreciate this gem of knowledge. Read and read are homonyms: spelled the same, sound different. Read and reed, as well as read and red, are homophones: sound the same, spelled differently. Clever approach, though.
hey, this was already a brain teaser less than a month ago! Still good though
Finally, a practical use of anagramsite.com!
Very nice teaser.
Very nice teaser.
This was a well written teaser... But I had No Idea of what could possibly be the answer.
Nicely written teaser.
Very nicely done. I figured out the "trick" right away and got "stifle" but was totally stumped for the second word!
ow, my head.................
Brilliant!!! Oh, how I wish I had paid attention to the category, "Trick" ...
It was an absolutely fantastic teaser. I didn't get it, because I tricked myself by analyzing the word question. Keep up the superb efforts. Next time, I will pay closer attention.
Tricky, tricky. I was thinking way too hard. Very impressive teaser!
I think a little kid would get that easier than I did. I can't get over how great the teaser was.
I was racking my brain on this one, but it turned out to be a riddle. I was taking it way too literally. Nice work, I need an aspirin.
no offence but it was kinda easy...
I think I was one of the few who got "filets" but couldn't get "stifle."
Got it easily, but I think using quotes around "noun" and "neon" means you should use quotes around "itself". I know it's nitpicking, but consistency counts.
Great idea and so clever. I immediately got stifle, strutted way too much, then never figured out filets. Would love to see more like this.
good one, I knew itself was the word but couldn`t get the two anagrams.
Filet is to slice,bone or make into fillets........
Filet is to slice,bone or make into fillets........
Great teaser. Unfortunately I didn"t have enough patience to even try this one today. Very creative on your part tho. Maybe tomorrow will get me back on track.
filets- that which is left over after a fish has been cleaned and deboned.
I was braingled completely on this one. Clever.
These kind of puzzles are much like cancer; I got the hint but not the answer.
FH
FH
Wow I accually found that one out on my own with out the hint!!! Great job and keep them comming!
That was a very good teaser, though I don't agree that "itself" should have been in quotes. The answer would have been to obvious
You never actually stated the question itself.
Jul 26, 2006
This one certainly got me racking my brain. Very,very good. Realised only after ten minutes. Cheez , how stupid can you get !
Here are some anagrams that are anagrams of the word itself at http://www.wineverygame.com
stifle
flites
fliest
filets
tiles and more..
Here are some anagrams that are anagrams of the word itself at http://www.wineverygame.com
stifle
flites
fliest
filets
tiles and more..
i got stifle but i didnt get the other one
Well done
It stumped me i didnt get eitheer
It stumped me i didnt get eitheer
I knew that I was to find an anagram of the word "itself", however I didn't know what the words were. Nicely done
very nice but you gave it away by saying itself alot good teaser!!!
No wonder this is "trick"
Um the hint wasn't helpful at all. There was no question asked. But i like the repition of itself in the hint.
This was actually easy for me...nice one
I guessed stifle. It was easy. It is easy when you remember the category
Very good! I didn't get it! Teaser of the Day - Congrats
By thouroughly reading the question,it became pretty easy.
Good one. Thanks
I'm new at this and see that I have to learn to be much more sneaky and/or observant. Well done!!!
I didn't have a clue as to what I was looking for. I usually have no trouble with anagrams, but I never caught on that "itself" was the word I needed to anagram.
Boy, do I feel stupid? YES, I do !
Boy, do I feel stupid? YES, I do !
very clever,i didnt have a clue!
I got the trick, but I couldn't think of any anagrams for "itself"
As soon as I read the hint I realized that you wanted an anagram made out of the word "itself" and I did get stifle, but not filets. To those who think the word "itself" should have been put in quotes, that would have given it away without the hint. We're supposed to do some thinking on these trick ones.
tricky tricky
Excellent teaser! Got it wrong (like usual).
*READ THIS WITH A COUNTRY/SOUTHERN ACCENT*
*sigh* Like so many of my predacessors I was young and easily found the trick itself. Yet for the rest of my life I was stuck in the country, searching a meaningless search. Yes it was a lonely life on the farm. All alone. No one to talk to...
*sigh* Like so many of my predacessors I was young and easily found the trick itself. Yet for the rest of my life I was stuck in the country, searching a meaningless search. Yes it was a lonely life on the farm. All alone. No one to talk to...
did I spell predacessors right?
Lol i figured out the trick but not the amagrams of itself...
DUH!!!!
I was checking on wikionary that "stifle" was correct when I saw "filets" under it (as an anagram, of course, WHY did they add those to definitions??) so I had to come up with a different 'other one'. I have heard the word "flite" used long ago, I gathered it meant a tiff or a tantrum, from the way it was used, so I checked to see if the plural "s" was correct, and it was so, to have a little fun :
Old Scottish Proverb:
If you value your life, do not start flites by telling your wife to "Stifle!" when she is making filets and still has the knife in her hand.
Old Scottish Proverb:
If you value your life, do not start flites by telling your wife to "Stifle!" when she is making filets and still has the knife in her hand.
My take is that: a word that is an anagram of itself, that is, of 'word'. Could it be 'rowd' or 'drow'?
FOX DIGS THIS RIDDLE!!
Ah, the English language! How we can play on words so easily is amazing some days. I figured out quickly what was going on here, but I only was able to get one of the correct answers (stifle).
Great job; keep up the good work.
Ah, the English language! How we can play on words so easily is amazing some days. I figured out quickly what was going on here, but I only was able to get one of the correct answers (stifle).
Great job; keep up the good work.
I really need to start noting the category before I spend too much time trying to fihure some of these out.
As soon as I realised it was a trick, I got it straight away, but not until I had speng a good 5 minutes racking my brain.
As soon as I realised it was a trick, I got it straight away, but not until I had speng a good 5 minutes racking my brain.
ya got me! nice!!
Words Starting with "NA"
There are Total 528 words Starting with Na (Prefix) found after searching through all the words in english.
Example : Navigabilities, Nauseousnesses, Nasopharyngeal, Narratologists
http://wordmaker.info/starting-with/na.html
There are Total 528 words Starting with Na (Prefix) found after searching through all the words in english.
Example : Navigabilities, Nauseousnesses, Nasopharyngeal, Narratologists
http://wordmaker.info/starting-with/na.html
Don't feel bad auntiesis, you are not alone feeling stupid! I totally missed the fact that it was a trick question and was lost on this too. Oh well, tomorrow is another day!
I wish I had missed the "trick" category. That made the task clear. Sadly, even knowing what I had to do, I only came up with "stifle".
This is a wonderfule, creative and perfectly executed teaser. It goes on my faves list. Well done MarcM!
This is a wonderfule, creative and perfectly executed teaser. It goes on my faves list. Well done MarcM!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got it right away.
Nice tricky fun teaser thanks!
I actually found a few anagrams of: 'Itself'; took me about 10 mins.
I actually found a few anagrams of: 'Itself'; took me about 10 mins.
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