Blanagram

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word which is an anagram of another but for the substitution of a single letter.

    "PHYLETIC and VELOCITY are blanagrams of LIPOCYTE."

Example

More examples

"PHYLETIC and VELOCITY are blanagrams of LIPOCYTE."

Etymology

Blend of blank + anagram, from the use of the blank tile to represent any letter.

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