# The Atoz Game (Part 3)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341
**Category:** Thread Games
**Created:** [December 2, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341 "2025-12-02T22:20:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/21 "2025-12-06T19:39:19Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
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### Author:  [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/22 "2025-12-06T20:58:54Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
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### Author:  [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)
#### Post date: [December 6, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/23 "2025-12-06T22:40:41Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/24 "2025-12-07T02:36:00Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
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### Author:  [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/25 "2025-12-07T02:43:23Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
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### Author:  [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/26 "2025-12-07T04:09:37Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
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### Author:  [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/27 "2025-12-07T04:11:41Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
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### Author:  [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/28 "2025-12-07T04:40:53Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/29 "2025-12-07T06:38:18Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
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### Author:  [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/30 "2025-12-07T06:56:57Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
Kangaroo/Ooragnak
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### Author:  [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/31 "2025-12-07T13:15:44Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
Kangaroo/Ooragnak
leimelhcS/Schlemiel
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### Author:  [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/32 "2025-12-07T15:37:19Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
Kangaroo/Ooragnak
leimelhcS/Schlemiel
Mined/Denim
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### Author:  [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/33 "2025-12-07T16:23:07Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
Kangaroo/Ooragnak
leimelhcS/Schlemiel
Mined/Denim
Nalf/flan
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/34 "2025-12-07T20:02:33Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
Kangaroo/Ooragnak
leimelhcS/Schlemiel
Mined/Denim
Nalf/flan
Obnig/bingo
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### Author:  [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/35 "2025-12-07T20:12:28Z")
> [@Rebo](#):
>
> Obnig/bingo
Um, what?
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/36 "2025-12-07T20:20:48Z")
Oops.
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### Author:  [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/37 "2025-12-07T20:21:23Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
Kangaroo/Ooragnak
leimelhcS/Schlemiel
Mined/Denim
Nalf/flan
Ognib/bingo
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### Author:  [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/38 "2025-12-07T21:08:06Z")
[quote=“Rebo, post:37, topic:1025341, full:true”]
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
Kangaroo/Ooragnak
leimelhcS/Schlemiel
Mined/Denim
Nalf/flan
Ognib/bingo
Palfdum / mudflap
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### Author:  [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/39 "2025-12-08T00:26:56Z")
**Back-words** _(any word will do)_
Aznanob / bonanza
Baboab / baobab
Cetza / Aztec
Dadwarc / crawdad
Ecnenime/Eminence
Foorpemalf/Flameproof
Gnizah / hazing
Hcaep / Peach
I/I
Jar/Raj
Kangaroo/Ooragnak
leimelhcS/Schlemiel
Mined/Denim
Nalf/flan
Ognib/bingo
Palfdum / mudflap
Revir/river
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### Author:  [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-3/1025341/40 "2025-12-08T00:56:52Z")
I am surprised that no one used the word _ **EMORDNILAP** _ – which is _ **PALINDROME** _ spelled backwards – and is the term coined and used to refer to a word that, when spelled in reverse, results in another actual word. See @Bayaker’s submission of “mined - denim”:as an example.
Thank you for your attention. We now return to your regularly scheduled game.
_ **-“BB”-** _
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