# Palindrome? by Helen Yu tags: strings, validation, loops ## Summary > A palindrome is a word that is identical forward and backwards. > mom > racecar > kayak > Given a word, create a function that checks whether it is a palindrome. > Examples > checkPalindrome("mom") ➞ true > checkPalindrome("scary") ➞ false > checkPalindrome("reviver") ➞ true > checkPalindrome("stressed") ➞ false > Notes > All test input is lower cased. ## Instructions A palindrome is a word that is identical forward and backwards. - mom - racecar - kayak Given a word, create a function that checks whether it is a palindrome. ### Examples ``` checkPalindrome("mom") ➞ true checkPalindrome("scary") ➞ false checkPalindrome("reviver") ➞ true checkPalindrome("stressed") ➞ false ``` ### Notes All test input is lower cased.