Definition of echelon

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • echelon is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • echelon is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • echelon is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of echelon


  • a body of troops arranged in a line (noun)
  • a diffraction grating consisting of a pile of plates of equal thickness arranged stepwise with a constant offset (noun)
  • status in a society or organization (noun)

    Examples

    1. the upper echelon

See definition of echelon in Merriam Webster