colonel: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with C · ends with L
Meaning of colonel
noun
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
An honorary civilian title bestowed by some southern US states, most commonly Kentucky; notably Colonel Sanders of KFC.
- US
A form of address for an auctioneer, from the American Civil War practice of commanding officers organizing the public sale of seized goods.
- historical
A military leader, distinct from the modern professional military rank.
Listed forms: colonels, coronel.
Source: Wiktionary — colonel.
verb
- intransitive
To act as or like a colonel.
Listed forms: colonels, coloneling, colonelling, coloneled, colonelled, coronel.
Source: Wiktionary — colonel.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is colonel in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of colonel
C(3) + O(1) + L(1) + O(1) + N(1) + E(1) + L(1) = 9 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of colonel
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from colonel
33 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in colonel. Showing up to 24, longest first.