Words backwards

[wideboy]

Is there a name for a word which reads as another word backwards eg 'drawer' and 'reward' as in today's daily mail. (It isn't palindrome which should read the same backwards).

[smouse]

astragal words

[johnalex]

Was it a car or a cat I saw?

[crofter]

"drawer " & "reward": When a word reversal leads to a new word,  some refer to this as a "anadrome" - that is a cross between an anagram and a palindrome!

[Narolines]

Isn't astragal a type of decorative moulding in architecture and furniture?

[wideboy]

Yes, it is a moulding but also lots of other things - astragal words seems to be right.

[wideboy]

Thanks all. Did you know that STRESSED is DESSERTS backwards (courtesy of today's Daily Mail cartoon strip).