How to Write an Anagram
Brain teasers have been around for centuries. For those who love word play, anagrams are popular and fun. Anagrams are used to make fun of celebrities and are even used in popular works of fiction. Anagrams are easy to do and addictive in nature. Start writing anagrams by using these simple suggestions below.
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Instructions
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Play games. "Scrabble" and other types of puzzle games use anagrams to solve the puzzle. As you play, see how anagrams are used to solve answers and make connections. Make up your own games using anagrams to increase your understanding.
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Practice with small anagrams. Using three and four letter words begin to scramble them around to see what matches you can make from them.
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Write your own. Follow the rules of making an anagram. Anagrams work by taking the letters in a word, sentence or phrase and rearranging them to form a new meaning.
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Progress to more complex anagrams. Begin to make anagrams out of larger words that take more time to create and require more reasoning skills to solve the puzzle.
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Make them meaningful. Good anagrams have something in common with the original word. Often they make fun of someone, are rude or satirical in nature.
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Use an anagram software program. These programs can be used to provide clues as you attempt to make anagrams. Find examples. To understand anagrams, look at as many examples as possible. Sources such as puzzle books and online game sites can offer plenty of samples.
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Tips & Warnings
When making an anagram the new word you form must use all the letters of your original word exactly once.
