Back Words

Also known as mirror words, Janus words, reverse words and emordnilap words (palindrome spelt backwards), Back Words are words that when read backwards spell another, entirely different word. Surprisingly, there are more words with this property than you might think.

Proper names have not been included, though there are many, e.g. Dennis-sinned, Eros-sore, Elba-able. However, common abbreviations and colloquialisms are listed.

~ A ~
abut	tuba
agar	raga
agas	saga
aider	redia
ah	ha
ajar	raja
am	ma
an	na
and	dna
amaroid	diorama
animal	lamina
annam	manna
are	era
ares	sera
at	ta
ate	eta
atlas	salta
auks	skua
avid	diva
~ B ~
bad	dab
bag	gab
ban	nab
bard	drab
bat	tab
bats	stab
bed	deb
ben	neb
bid	dib
big	gib
bin	nib
bird	drib
blub	bulb
bog	gob
boh	hob
bonk	knob
bows	swob
boy	yob
brag	garb
bud	dub
bulb	blub
bun	nub
buns	snub
bur	rub
burg	grub
bus	sub
but	tub
buts	stub
~ C ~
cam	mac
cares	serac
ceps	spec
cod	doc
cor	roc
cos	soc
cram	marc
cran	narc
~ D ~
dab	bad
dace	ecad
dag	gad
dal	lad
dam	mad
dap	pad
daraf	farad
dart	trad
darter	retrad
daw	wad
deb	bed
debut	tubed
decaf	faced
decal	laced
deem	meed
deep	peed
deeps	speed
deer	reed
dees	seed
def	fed
deifier	reified
del	led
deliver	reviled
demit	timed
denier	reined
denies	seined
denim	mined
depot	toped
dessert	tressed
desserts	stressed
deus	sued
devil	lived
dew	wed
dial	laid
diam	maid
diaper	repaid
dib	bid
dig	gid
dim	mid
diorama	amaroid
diva	avid
dna	and
do	od
doc	cod
dog	god
doh	hod
don	nod
doom	mood
door	rood
dor	rod
dos	sod
dot	tod
drab	bard
dram	mard
draw	ward
drawer	reward
draws	sward
dray	yard
drib	bird
dual	laud
dub	bud
~~~

~ E ~
ecad	dace
eciton	notice
edit	tide
eel	lee
eh	he
elides	sedile
em	me
emir	rime
emit	time
er	re
era	are
ergo	ogre
eta	ate
etas	sate
evil	live
~ F ~
faced	decaf
farad	daraf
fed	def
fen	nef
fires	serif
flog	golf
flow	wolf
fool	loof
~ G ~
gab	bag
gad	dag
gal	lag
gals	slag
gam	mag
gar	rag
garb	brag
gas	sag
gat	tag
gats	stag
gateman	nametag
gel	leg
get	teg
gib	big
gid	dig
gip	pig
girt	trig
git	tig
gnar	rang
gnat	tang
gnaws	swang
gnus	sung
gob	bog
god	dog
golf	flog
got	tog
grub	burg
gulp	plug
gum	mug
gums	smug
guns	snug
gut	tug
~ H ~
ha	ah
hales	selah
hap	pah
harris	sirrah
hay	yah
he	eh
ho	oh
hob	boh
hod	doh
hoop	pooh
~ I ~
it	ti
~ J ~
jar	raj
~ K ~
keel	leek
keels	sleek
keep	peek
knaps	spank
knar	rank
knits	stink
knob	bonk
~ L ~
laced	decal
lad	dal
lag	gal
lager	regal
laid	dial
lair	rial
lamina	animal
lap	pal
led	del
lee	eel
laud	dual
leek	keel
leer	reel
leg	gel
leper	repel
lever	revel
liar	rail
lion	noil
live	evil
lived	devil
loof	fool
loop	pool
loops	spool
loot	tool
looter	retool
loots	stool
~ M ~
ma	am
mac	cam
macs	scam
mad	dam
mag	gam
maid	diam
manna	annam
map	pam
maps	spam
mar	ram
marc	cram
M (cont.) >>>

M (cont.)
marcs	scram
mard	dram
mart	tram
maws	swam
may	yam
me	em
meed	deem
meet	teem
mho	ohm
mid	dim
mined	denim
mood	doom
moor	room
mot	tom
mp	pm
mu	um
mug	gum
mullahs	shallum
~ N ~
na	an
nab	ban
nametag	gateman
nap	pan
naps	span
narc	cran
neb	ben
neep	peen
nef	fen
net	ten
nets	sten
new	wen
nib	bin
nip	pin
nips	spin
nis	sin
nit	tin
no	on
nod	don
noil	lion
nonet	tenon
not	ton
notice	eciton
now	won
nub	bun
nus	sun
nut	tun
nuts	stun
~ O ~
od	do
ogre	ergo
oh	ho
ohm	mho
on	no
oohs	shoo
os	so
owt	two
~ P ~
pacer	recap
pad	dap
pah	hap
pal	lap
pals	slap
pam	map
pan	nap
pans	snap
par	rap
part	trap
parts	strap
pas	sap
pat	tap
paws	swap
pay	yap
peed	deep
peels	sleep
peek	keep
peen	neep
pees	seep
per	rep
pets	step
pig	gip
pilfer	reflip
pin	nip
pins	snip
pit	tip
plug	gulp
pm	mp
pooh	hoop
pool	loop
pools	sloop
poor	roop
ports	strop
pot	top
pots	stop
pow	wop
prat	tarp
pupils	slipup
pus	sup
put	tup
~ R ~
rag	gar
raga	agar
rail	liar
raj	jar
raja	ajar
ram	mar
rang	gnar
rank	knar
rap	par
raps	spar
rat	tar
rats	star
raw	war
re	er
rebut	tuber
recap	pacer
recaps	spacer
redips	spider
redia	aider
redraw	warder
R (cont.) >>>

R (cont.)
redrawer	rewarder
reflip	pilfer
reflow	wolfer
regal	lager
reed	deer
reel	leer
reified	deifier
reined	denier
reknit	tinker
reknits	stinker
relit	tiler
remit	timer
rennet	tenner
rep	per
repaid	daiper
repat	taper
repel	leper
repins	sniper
repot	toper
retrad	darter
retool	looter
revel	lever
reviled	deliver
revotes	setover
reward	drawer
rewarder	redrawer
rial	lair
rime	emir
rims	smir
roc	cor
rod	dor
rood	door
room	moor
roop	poor
roots	stoor
rones	señor
rot	tor
rub	bur
~ S ~
sag	gas
saga	agas
salta	atlas
sap	pas
saps	spas
sate	etas
saw	was
scam	macs
scares	seracs
scram	marcs
sedile	elides
seed	dees
seep	pees
seined	denies
selah	hales
selahs	shales
señor	rones
sera	ares
serac	cares
seracs	scares
serif	fires
setover	revotes
shales	selahs
shallum	mullahs
shoo	oohs
sin	nis
sit	tis
skua	auks
slag	gals
sleek	keels
sleep	peels
sleets	steels
slipup	pupils
sloop	pools
sloops	spools
smart	trams
smir	rims
smug	gums
snap	pans
snaps	spans
snip	pins
sniper	repins
snips	spins
snoops	spoons
snot	tons
snub	buns
snug	guns
so	os
soc	cos
sod	dos
spacer	recaps
spam	maps
span	naps
spank	knaps
spans	snaps
spar	raps
spas	saps
spat	taps
spay	yaps
spec	ceps
speed	deeps
spider	redips
spin	nips
spins	snips
spirt	trips
spit	tips
spool	loops
spools	sloops
spoons	snoops
sports	strops
spot	tops
spots	stops
sprat	tarps
snug	guns
stab	bats
stag	gats
star	rats
stat	tats
steels	sleets
sten	tens
S (cont.) >>>

S (cont.)
step	pets
stew	wets
stinker	reknits
stinks	knits
stool	loots
stoor	roots
stop	pots
stops	spots
strap	parts
straw	warts
stressed	desserts
strop	ports
strops	sports
stows	swots
stub	buts
stun	nuts
sub	bus
sued	deus
sung	gnus
sup	pus
sun	nus
swam	maws
swang	gnaws
swap	paws
sward	draws
swat	taws
sway	yaws
swob	bows
swot	tows
swots	stows
~ T ~
ta	at
tab	bat
tag	gat
tang	gnat
tap	pat
taper	repat
taps	spat
tar	rat
tarp	prat
tarps	sprat
tats	stat
taw	wat
taws	swat
teem	meet
teg	get
ten	net
tenon	nonet
tens	sten
tenner	rennet
ti	it
tide	edit
tig	git
tiler	relit
time	emit
timed	demit
timer	remit
tin	nit
tinker	reknit
tip	pit
tips	spit
tis	sit
tod	dot
tog	got
tom	mot
ton	not
tons	snot
tool	loot
top	pot
toped	depot
toper	repot
tops	spot
tor	rot
tort	trot
tows	swot
trad	dart
tram	mart
trams	smart
trap	part
tressed	dessert
trig	girt
trips	spirt
slap	pals
trot	tort
trow	wort
tub	but
tuba	abut
tubed	debut
tuber	rebut
tug	gut
tun	nut
tup	put
two	owt
U
um	mu
~ W ~
wad	daw
war	raw
ward	draw
warder	redraw
warts	straw
was	saw
wat	taw
way	yaw
wed	dew
wen	new
wets	stew
wolf	flow
wolfer	reflow
won	now
wop	pow
wort	trow
~ Y ~
yah	hay
yam	may
yap	pay
yaps	spay
yard	dray
yaw	way
yaws	sway
yob	boy