Well, if short is the goal, then I suggest  perl -lne '$words{reverse $_}=$_; END{foreach(sort keys %words){print $words{$_}}}' /usr/share/dict/words

Ain't command-line switches grand? Or of course (if you ignore the convenience of reversing a string): perl -F// -lane '$words{join"",reverse @F}=$_; END{foreach(sort keys %words){print $words{$_}}}' /usr/share/dict/words
Though you might consider that overdoing it (or, alternatively, half-assed obfuscation). I just really like autosplit. :-)

To make it a mesmerizing background instead of a printed list, stick a sleep 0.1 statement in the foreach loop. Then remember to look away after a while to refocus your eyes. <grin>

But however you run it, it's cool.

Edit:
Ooh! Ooh! Now I feel just despicably clever. Recalling the Schwartzian Transform and other list-oriented fun, I now present what I'd guess is the shortest possible generator: perl -e 'print sort {reverse ($a) cmp reverse ($b)} <>' /usr/share/dict/words Man, I love list context...

If God had meant us to fly, he would *never* have give us the railroads.
     --Michael Flanders

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