PALINDROMES I

Palindromes are words that are spelled the same forward and backward. A palindrome can be a single word or any number of words, as long as they read exactly the same from right to left as they do from left to right. The longer the palindrome, the more interesting it is. Examples of three-letter palindromes are MOM, DAD, EYE, PUP, etc. Four-letter palindromes by definition must have the same two middle letters. Some examples are NOON, DEED, ANNA, OTTO, etc.

Use the clues below to find single-word palindromes of at least five letters.

1. Even

2. One-person water craft

3. Polite title for a woman

4. Males and females

5. Air traffic controllers use it

6. To send on for handling by another

7. Basic principle, as in religion

8. Long, long stories

9. City or community related

10. Made into a god

Answers:

1. LEVEL

2. KAYAK

3. MADAM

4. SEXES

5. RADAR

6. REFER

7. TENET

8. SAGAS

9. CIVIC

10. DEIFIED