Palindrome Word Checker

Check whether a word or phrase reads the same forward and backward. Spaces and punctuation are ignored — perfect for riddles and word play.


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Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a palindrome?

After removing spaces and punctuation and lowercasing, characters read identically both ways.

Phrases allowed?

Yes — never odd or even is a classic phrase palindrome.

Dictionary words?

If your input is a single dictionary word, we note when it appears in the word list.

draft21 storage?

Nothing is sent to servers.

Mobile?

Yes.

Rhymes?

Try Rhyme Ending Finder for shared endings.