What is an easy way to tell if a list of words are anagrams of each other?

Question

How would you list words that are anagrams of each other?

I was asked this question when I applied for my current job.

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Answer 1

The following algorithm should work:

1. Sort the letters in each word.

2. Sort the sorted lists of letters in each list.

3. Compare each element in each list for equality.