Colonel

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A senior commissioned military officer ranking above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general, typically commanding a regiment.

“The colonel assembled his officers at dawn to issue orders for the day's advance.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkɜːnəl/

Syllables

colo·nel

Related Words

Synonyms

officer commander

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Famous spelling trap: pronounced KERNEL but spelled C-O-L-O-N-E-L, a common Wordle pitfall

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Scrabble

Worth 9 points and hooks cleanly to COLONELS for one extra point

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Words one letter different

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colones

Words you can make from Colonel

Shorter words formed from the letters in “colonel”.

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