http://www.freecodecamp.com/dbess1 's solution for Bonfire: Check for Palindromes

bonfire-check-for-palindromes.js

// Bonfire: Check for Palindromes
// Author: @dbess1
// Challenge: http://www.freecodecamp.com/challenges/bonfire-check-for-palindromes
// Learn to Code at Free Code Camp (www.freecodecamp.com)

function palindrome(str) {
  var word = str.toLowerCase().replace(/[\W_]/g, "");
  var reversedWord = word.split("").reverse().join("");
  return word === reversedWord;
}