# 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.