Close kin to the palindrome is the semordnilap, which is a reverse spelling  of palindromes. While a palindromic word (such as civic) conveys the same  message left to right and right to left, a semordnilap becomes a new word  when spelled in reverse. Examples include decaf/faced, deliver/reviled. In a semordnilap may repose a hidden message: * War is raw. * When you are stressed, you may reach for desserts.