Echelon

/ˈeɪ-/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters

Definition of Echelon

noun

A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road.
A formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows.

verb

To form troops into an echelon.

adjective

Of a matrix: having undergone Gaussian elimination with the result that the leading coefficient or pivot (that is, the first nonzero number from the left) of a nonzero row is to the right of the pivot of the row above it, giving rise to a stepped appearance in the matrix.

Anagrams of Echelon

Words You Can Make

35 words can be made from the letters in "echelon":

5-LETTER WORDS

clone hence leech leone

4-LETTER WORDS

chon clon cole cone eche echo enol heel helo hole hone lech leno loch lone+2 more

3-LETTER WORDS

cee cel col con eel eon hen hoe hon lee nee noh ole one

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "echelon" and rearranging:

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Rhyming Words

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