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- noun A
mnemonic used for recalling lists ofwords , particularly inScrabble , consisting of a "stem" of base letters and an accompanyingphrase , each of whose letters can combine with the stem to form an anagram of a word.
Etymologies
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Blend of anagram and mnemonic; coined by Scrabble player Bob Lipton.
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mollusque commented on the word anamonic
Lipton uses anamonics to keep track of large numbers of words. In simplest terms, an anamonic is a phrase that helps the player remember a group of words made up of similar letters, like the seven-letter word POLENTA plus a blank.
--Paul McCarthy, 2008, Letterati, p. 135
November 14, 2009