logogriph

[ law-guh-grif, log-uh- ]

noun
  1. an anagram, or a puzzle involving anagrams.

  2. a puzzle in which a certain word, and other words formed from any or all of its letters, must be guessed from indications given in a set of verses.

Origin of logogriph

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; logo- + Greek grîphos “(woven) fishing basket, creel; something intricate, dark saying, riddle”

Other words from logogriph

  • log·o·griph·ic, adjective

Words Nearby logogriph

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How to use logogriph in a sentence

  • The circle of the sciences was for Castanier something like a logogriph for a man who does not know the key to it.

    Melmoth Reconciled | Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for logogriph

logogriph

/ (ˈlɒɡəʊˌɡrɪf) /


noun
  1. a word puzzle, esp one based on recombination of the letters of a word

Origin of logogriph

1
C16: via French from logo- + Greek grīphos puzzle

Derived forms of logogriph

  • logogriphic, adjective

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