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What types of words are these: Madam, Civic, Eye, Level?

Palindrome - They read the same backward as they do forward

Why this works

The answer to the riddle is "palindrome" because each of the words—Madam, Civic, Eye, and Level—maintains the same sequence of letters when read backward as they do forward. This clever property makes them symmetrical, creating a fun linguistic twist. The riddle plays on the idea of reading words in reverse, challenging us to think about their structure rather than their meaning!

Common Wrong Answers

“Anagram”

Anagrams are words formed by rearranging the letters of another word, not words that read the same backward.

“Homophone”

Homophones are words that sound the same but have different meanings or spellings, which does not relate to the concept of reading the same backward.

“Synonym”

Synonyms are words that have similar meanings, which is unrelated to the characteristic of reading the same in both directions.

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