logogriph

log·o·griph

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [law-guh-grif, log-uh-]
- /ˈlɔ gə grɪf, ˈlɒg ə-/
- /lˈɒɡəɡrˌɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law-guh-grif, log-uh-]
- /ˈlɔ gə grɪf, ˈlɒg ə-/

Definitions of logogriph word

noun logogriph an anagram, or a puzzle involving anagrams. 1
noun logogriph 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. 1
noun logogriph A puzzle involving anagrams, especially one in which a number of words that can be spelled using a group of letters are to be identified from their synonyms introduced into a set of verses. 1
noun logogriph a word puzzle, esp one based on recombination of the letters of a word 0
noun logogriph a word puzzle, as an anagram 0
noun logogriph Any of several word puzzles in which the clues are in verse. 0

See all 6 definitions of logogriph

Information block about the term

Origin of logogriph

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; logo- + Greek grîphos a fishing basket, riddle

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Logogriph

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Logogriph

logogriph popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

logogriph usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer