Echelon

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A distinct level, grade, or rank within a social, military, or organisational hierarchy.

“After fifteen years she had reached the upper echelon of management within the organisation.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈɛʃəlɒn/

Syllables

ech·e·lon

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Synonyms

level rank tier gradestratum

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Wordle

Starts with ECH and ends in -ELON, the CH pairing is a distinctive feature to lock in early

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Scrabble

Scores 12 points with H worth 4 and C worth 3, an everyday word with strong tile value

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Anagrams of Echelon

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

chelone

Words you can make from Echelon

Shorter words formed from the letters in “echelon”.

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