One common term is semordnilap (the word palindrome spelled backwards).
Palindromes, like radar and racecar, spell the same word forward or backward. Semordnilaps are different real words when spelled backwards, such as was/saw, liar/rail, diaper/repaid, and desserts/stressed.
Other terms for these words are opisograms, or reverse anagrams.
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A word that is spelled the same both forwards and backwards is referred to as a Palindrome.
HI: A palindrome.
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The word "maps" spelled backward is "spam" (after the canned meat product Spam).
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A word that is spelled the same both forwards and backwards is referred to as a Palindrome.
A palindrome
The generally accepted English word for a word which forms another word when read backwards is "anadrome" - from the Greek words ανα, meaning "backwards" and δρόμος, meaning "course" or "road".
HI: A palindrome.
An anadrome.
A word that spells another word when spelled backwards is called a "semordnilap." This term is "palindromes" in reverse, referencing words that form different words when spelled backwards. For example, "stressed" spells "desserts" when reversed.
The word 'pans' spelled backwards is 'snap'.
The word "level" spelled backwards reads as "level".
"Glance" spelled backwards is "ecnalg," which is not a recognized word in English.
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Words that spell a different word when spelled backwards are called anagrams.
I call it "neat". I don't know what "they" call it. Who are "they"? - Ern.