Choose the most suitable one-word substitution for the following.
A word formed by rearranging the letters of another word.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Anagram: This is a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase. For example, "silent" is an anagram of "listen."
Acronym: A word formed from the initial letters of a name or phrase (e.g., NASA).
Homonym: One of a group of words that share the same pronunciation but have different meanings, whether spelled the same or not (e.g., "bear" the animal and "bear" to carry).
Synonym: A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in the same language (e.g., "happy" and "joyful").