Same Forward, Backward and Upside Down
What word is the same written forward, backward and upside down?
NOON. The word needs to be a palindrome and made up of only these letters that look the same upside down:
H I N O S X Z
For instance, SOON doesn’t work, because even though each letter looks the same upside down, it reads NOOS.
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55 Comments on "Same Forward, Backward and Upside Down"
natasha says
July 30, 2015 @ 16:12
NOON
Shreya Malepaty says
February 22, 2016 @ 11:11
“SOS”….Same when read upside down and its a palindrome as well
Dan says
February 23, 2016 @ 08:04
@Shreya SOS works too.
Kendall says
May 3, 2016 @ 19:04
Sun upside down i think im not sure but try it
Hi says
June 14, 2016 @ 04:45
SOS & NOON
ImaNarwhal says
July 28, 2016 @ 20:09
a i SOS soso noon exedra exedra there is tons soooo
Dan says
July 28, 2016 @ 20:33
A – Not the same upside down
I – This works
SOS – This works, but it isn’t a word, it’s an acronym.
I wouldn’t call that tons…
GYM B0Y says
September 17, 2016 @ 10:36
(SWIMS) it will look same if you read it up side down…
Dan says
September 18, 2016 @ 13:19
SWIMS backwards is SMIWS. That’s not the same.
blessing nwankwo says
October 17, 2016 @ 17:30
noon is d anxa
Saarthak says
October 18, 2016 @ 23:03
NOON is the answer. But blessing nwankwo it is NOON not noon
Ravi Prasad says
October 19, 2016 @ 10:07
I want yo answer of this question
Akadir says
January 31, 2017 @ 15:28
Solos
Dan says
January 31, 2017 @ 19:29
That works as long as the l is lowercase :)
derick myler says
April 17, 2017 @ 17:41
NOON only works with capital. If you use lower case – It does not work either. “uoou”
Andy says
June 20, 2017 @ 17:49
SWIMS does work
Dan says
June 23, 2017 @ 16:55
SWIMS does not work. It has to be the same backwards and SWIMS spelled backwards is SMIWS.
Smart says
June 26, 2017 @ 20:55
BOOB BOB
Dan says
June 27, 2017 @ 10:08
B is not the same letter when it’s upside down.
bob says
July 25, 2017 @ 08:30
The answer is NOON. (read the same backwards, as well as upside down)
SOS would work, its not offically an acronym, misconception (save our ship… ) it is the letters morse code (long short long) so it is a word as such.
SWIMS is the same if you flip it upside down as it is up the right way..
HANNAH is a palindrome (same backwards as forwards)
NOON forwards and backwards and (if capitals) upside down as well)
Havivah (read backwards)
minim (read backwards
SOS (upside down and backwards)
A prime example of a front to back Palindrome sentence is
“A man, a plan, a canal: Panama”
“Are we not drawn onward to new era?” another..
but it is very rare to find the upside down palindromes (unless they are designed like the ambigrams) but yes SWIMS and NOON is an upside down palindrome (recalling the word comes from the Greek palin (“again”) and dromos (“way, direction”) so upside down is included.
Birigels says
August 4, 2017 @ 16:49
Words Are Amazing #banange!
Chan bee says
August 21, 2017 @ 07:41
11, 96, 88 does work
Aidan says
November 3, 2017 @ 14:25
Do “Tacocat!” LOL! #BackwardsIsHalarious
9.9 66 says
March 10, 2018 @ 13:12
My date of birth is 9.9.66
Dan says
March 10, 2018 @ 19:23
That’s cool, but it’s not the same backwards. 9.9.66 vs 66.9.9.
[YT]Nuclear Blitz says
May 15, 2018 @ 09:34
How about SWIMS?
Dan says
May 15, 2018 @ 09:35
SWIMS backwards is SMIWS, which is not the same.
Steve Elliott says
May 23, 2018 @ 02:06
Why do people think that rotation through 180deg makes the word upside down?
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upside down is
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The only possible answer in OHO.
John says
May 30, 2018 @ 17:29
The one I thought of first is NON
Jesus says
June 22, 2018 @ 00:05
swimsnoousoltomunwoltosnoouswims is the same upside down
TRUST TRY IT
Dan says
June 22, 2018 @ 08:34
Nice try tricky Jesus…
Nope says
July 11, 2018 @ 11:51
Upside down: COOKED
Lol says
December 29, 2018 @ 15:47
Wam
Dan says
December 30, 2018 @ 12:30
Wam backwards is maw.
Olumuyiwa says
February 17, 2019 @ 18:33
madam
Rhianne says
April 18, 2019 @ 05:09
That would be incorrect! You know how you start from the bottom to create n? Well, if you turn it upside down it would start from the top.
Julie says
April 28, 2019 @ 22:52
I
Bobby says
May 7, 2019 @ 23:49
BOB
Dan says
May 8, 2019 @ 09:14
BOB is the same forward and backwards, but not upside down.
Bottom Gear Bob says
May 12, 2019 @ 07:16
Not quite the same but “CHECKED” reads the same upside down and flipped. Write it on a piece of paper, turn it upside down and look at it in a mirror.
Samaria says
May 18, 2019 @ 14:07
Really i has no idea what the answer is
macemace says
October 8, 2019 @ 19:53
SIS
Wyatt says
December 24, 2019 @ 13:28
SWIMS
Redbeard says
April 23, 2020 @ 07:01
OXO cubes
Aaryaan says
October 20, 2020 @ 11:31
Hi bois SOS works to
Beam Boys says
October 28, 2020 @ 02:15
MUM is the same read backwards but only in caps(this is for me and my Aussie friends + England)
MOM is for Americans tho
Dan says
October 28, 2020 @ 11:38
But U is not the same letter upside down…
among us mini crewmate says
February 1, 2021 @ 12:32
FUN FACT SUS BACKWARDS IS SUS. ANOTHER FUN FACT WOW BACKWARDS IS WOW. dont be sus
Obviously says
February 6, 2021 @ 02:39
Not upside down, but here are some common backwards-only palindromes:
KAYAK
SOLOS
MADAM
MADAM, I’M ADAM
RACECAR
SEXES
REVIVER
I'll just leave this here says
February 6, 2021 @ 02:44
sɯᴉʍs
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kyran hines says
February 18, 2021 @ 21:10
suns
Barry says
March 9, 2021 @ 19:51
SONOS
Wade says
July 7, 2021 @ 12:35
product name: SONOS
Rishitha says
February 16, 2022 @ 01:34
Madam
Refer
Level
Redivider
Malayalam
Dad
Wow
Eye
BOB says
January 6, 2023 @ 11:34
BOB, spelled backwards is BOB, and upside down (not rotated 180!) is still BOB
So about that 180 rotation – B ends up backwards. But if by upside down you mean flip the letter over like one would do if it were a physical object on the table, then B is still B. I conclude that the words “upside down” are therefore slightly ambiguous. For if I have a one word sign, and flip it over I get a different result than if I take the same sign and rotate it 180 degrees, and still yet a third result if I am able to take each letter on the sign and flip or rotate them individually. Three different results! So how about a word that fits them all! l0l :-) alright, it’s an acronym
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