metagram
/ˈmɛtəɡram/noun
A word game involving letter-substitution; specifically one in which one word is transformed into another by a series of stages, each of which involves substituting one letter to form another word.
Origin
Early 19th century (in an earlier sense). From meta- + -gram, after anagram. Compare earlier metagrammatism and meta-grammatizing.
- Sub-Lt.
- subluminal
- subluminary
- subluminous
- sublunar
- sublunarean
- sublunarian
- sublunariness
- sublunary
- subluxate
- subluxation
- sub-machine gun
- submacroscopic
- sub-main
- subman
- submandibular
- submandibular gland
- submarginal
- submarginate
- submargined
- submarine
- submarine canyon
- submarine charge
- submarine chaser
- submarine-launched