An emordnilap (palindrome spelled backwards) is a word that can be read differently in reverse – it is read one way forward and another way backwards. They are sometimes referred to as a reverse pair.

Reverse Pairs (Emordnilap Words)

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am – ma Noel – Leon are – era not – ton avid – diva now – won bad – dab nuts – stun ban – nab on – no bard – drab pal – lap bat – tab pals – slap bats – stab part – trap bonk – knob parts – strap brag – garb pay – yap bud – dub peek – keep buns – snub peels – sleep but – tub pets – step cod – doc pin – nip dab – bad pins – snip dad – bad pit – tip dam – mad pools – sloop decaf – faced pot – top decal – laced pots – stop deer – reed rail – liar deliver – reviled rat – tar denim – mined rats – star Dennis – sinned raw – war desserts – stressed reed – deer devil – lived regal – lager dew – wed repaid – diaper dial – laid reviled – deliver diaper – repaid reward – drawer diva – avid room – moor doc – cod sag – gas dog – God saw – was doom – mood sinned – Dennis dot – Tod slag – gals drab – bard slap – pals draw – ward sleek – keels drawer – reward sleep – peels dub – bud sloop – pools edit – tide sloop – pools eel – Lee snip – pins emit – time snoops – spoons era – are snub – buns evil – live snug – guns faced – decaf spam – maps flog – golf span – naps flow – wolf spat – taps gals – slag spoons – snoops garb – brag spots – stops gas – sag stab – bats gel – leg star – rats gnat – tang step – pets God – dog stew – wets golf – flog stool – loots gum – mug stop – pots guns – snug stops – spots keels – sleek strap – parts keep – peek stressed – desserts knob – bonk stun – nuts laced – decal tab – bat lager – regal tang – gnat laid – dial tap – pat lap – pal taps – spat Lee – eel tar – rat leg – gel ten – net Leon – Noel tide – edit liar – rail time – emit live – evil tip – pit lived – devil Tod – dot loots – stool ton – not ma – am top – pot mad – dam trap – part maps – spam tub – but may – yam tub – but mined – denim war – raw mood – doom ward – draw moor – room was – saw mug – gum wed – dew nab – ban wets – stew naps – span wolf – flow net – ten won – now nip – pin yam – may no – on yap – pay

Source Fry, E.B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists 5th Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.