Anagrams of words are the receipt of new words from the source words by reading them from right to left or reversing syllables. This is a kind of entertaining word game that does not require any material investments or acquisitions, but at the same time actively trains the player’s brain.
The history of the word game
This game is already several thousand years old, its origins come from India and Ancient Greece. Not so long ago, intellectuals were amusing themselves with it like a board game, developing memory, logic, and vocabulary. As a guide, cards with syllables were used, which had to be chosen in a particular word or phrase.
Now, computer game developers are releasing various Apps applications in which these logic games with different levels of passage become even more complex and exciting. It is clear that the longer the word, the more difficult it is to come up with an anagram, but the more anagrams can be obtained from this word.
Anagrams of words were discovered back in the third century BC by the ancient Greek poet Lycophron, but lovers of logical games and verbal puzzles still use this discovery in various languages and dialects.
What are word anagrams ?
In any language there is a huge number of anagram words. The most interesting and entertaining of them, which are read from the right - to the left and acquire a completely new meaning. For instance:
- grotto - bargaining;
- flare - silk;
- bark - crab;
- Raven - Norov.
And if you swap the letters in the words, you can get a lot of new in meaning words. In the form of anagrams it is customary to guess only nouns in the nominative case.
For example, an anagram to the word enlightener - patience .
Rearranging the letters in the word, you can turn:
- fabric in a vegetable dish ( satin - salad );
- mineral in the fortress ( peat - fort );
- Swedish money in a furry animal with valuable fur ( crown - mink );
- a twig in a lifeless body ( rod - a corpse );
- collar in a Turkish rich man ( apash - pasha );
- deciduous tree into a tool that will destroy this tree ( linden - saw ).
Encrypted Fables
The task is to make an anagram of words and guess the names of Krylov’s fables in them:
- Goulash and vocals.
- Space and doe.
- Thief and hood.
- Tutus and nightmares.
- Kings, wine and fat.
Answers - anagrams of words:
- "The Frog and the Ox."
- "Elephant and pug."
- "The cat and the cook."
- "Monkey and glasses."
- "The fox and the crow."
The meaningless at first glance phrases really turn into the names of Krylov's fables.
What is the use of this game?
The described lesson trains the mind, abstract logical thinking and brain memory. Improves concentration, develops the efficiency of processing the information received, creativity.
After several workouts, the brain will learn how to quickly analyze and find the right solutions. Both the muscles of the body and the human brain need constant training in order to be in good shape.
This game will be an excellent simulator for students, students and mental workers, although in our time, almost any profession requires active logical thinking. Anagrams are very useful for people of advanced age, they help increase brain activity, improve memory and concentration.