anamonic

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noun

A mnemonic used for recalling lists of words, particularly in Scrabble, consisting of a "stem" of base letters and an accompanying phrase, each of whose letters can combine with the stem to form an anagram of a word.

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Meanings

nounanamonic (plural anamonics)

plural anamonics

  1. A mnemonic used for recalling lists of words, particularly in Scrabble, consisting of a "stem" of base letters and an accompanying phrase, each of whose letters can combine with the stem to form an anagram of a word.

    For example, the DAMOSEL stem only appears in the second of the two Internet lists mentioned above. The given anamonic is PRIZED GALS.

    2004, Andrew Fisher, David Webb, The Art of Scrabble

Origin

Blend of anagram + mnemonic; coined by Scrabble player Bob Lipton.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Camonian
Cite this entry
APA

anamonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anamonic

MLA

“anamonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anamonic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anamonic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anamonic.

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