Websites, books & tools

Acronyms: Make a mnemonic
Andy’s anagram solver
Type in your key word or phrase, and this tool will create anagrams from them. Whether you’ll like the anagrams, I can’t say. “Ann Wylie” generated “el yawn in” — not a phrase I’ll be using in my next training brochure!
Internet Anagram Server
Turn a list into a mnemonic device to help readers remember your key points. Create a meaningful acronym from the first letters of the words in your list with this online anagram server.
Play with words
The Washington Post Style Invitational
Gain inspiration from the winners — or play to win yourself.
Neologisms: Coin a word
Verbotomy
Find inspiration for coining new words.
Word Fugitives
Barbara Wallraff’s column in The Atlantic that coins new words at readers’ request.
Word Fugitives: In Pursuit of Wanted Words
Barbara Wallraff’s brilliant book on coining words.
WordSpy
Find inspiration for writing your own half-and-half words from the word lover’s guide to new words.