Baton

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

A thin stick used by a conductor or carried in a relay race; a police truncheon.

“The conductor raised her baton and the orchestra fell silent.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈbætɒn/

Syllables

ba·ton

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Synonyms

wandtruncheonnightstickbillybillystick

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Anagrams of Baton

Words that use exactly the same letters as “baton”.

botan

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “baton” to make these 5-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bacon badon balon baron bason batan beton laton

Words you can make from Baton

Shorter words formed from the letters in “baton”.

bant boat bona bota nato

Add a letter to make a longer word

6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “baton”.

obtain

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