Words trivia
Name a word that reads the same backwards
82 answers count for this words prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
These are the answers most people give first. They count, but they barely move you: 10 points each.
- Level
- Racecar
- Radar
- Kayak
- Mum
Below the waterline
Second thoughts land here, at 25 points:
- Noon
- Civic
- Refer
- Rotor
- Madam
- Dad
- Wow
- Eye
- Pop
- Nun
- Did
- Peep
- Deed
- Tot
- Gag
- Sis
- Pup
- Tenet
- Toot
- Bob
- Eve
- Ewe
- Gig
- Bib
- Pip
- Rotator
- Deified
- Redder
The iceberg for “Name a word that reads the same backwards”
- The Tip5 answers · 10 ptsLevel · Racecar · Radar
- Below the Surface28 answers · 25 ptsNoon · Civic · Refer …
- The Deep25 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss23 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 25 answers starting with A, D, E, H, K, M, N, O, P, R, S, T and Y. The Abyss has 23 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
By the numbers
- 82 answers in total, every one of them a single word.
- Shortest: “Aga”. Longest: “Tattarrattat”.
- R, A and D are the most common first letters; together they start 32% of the answers.
- 3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Kaiak” counts as Kayak.
Getting below the surface
- More answers begin with R than with any other letter (10). Run through it first.
- Skip Level, Racecar and Radar; everybody says them.
- Borrow from a field you know: science, music and sport are full of -ology words, -ship words and rhymes.
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Questions about this prompt
- What are the most common answers to “Name a word that reads the same backwards”?
- Most people start with Level, Racecar, Radar, Kayak and Mum. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a word that reads the same backwards”?
- 82 in all: 5 on The Tip, 28 Below the Surface, 25 in The Deep, 23 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a word that reads the same backwards”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Aga” and the longest is “Tattarrattat”.
- Is “Name a word that reads the same backwards” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Easy. Nearly everyone can name something here, so prompts like this one can appear in the daily iceberg.
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