Patrol

6 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The action of walking or traveling around an area to monitor or protect it.

“The security guard made his nightly patrol of the building.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/pəˈtrəʊl/

Syllables

pa·trol

Related Words

Synonyms

guard dutywatch surveillance

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Wordle

Military/police context; -OL ending uncommon.

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points; good strategic placement word.

Words Related to Patrol

Anagrams of Patrol

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

portal

Words you can make from Patrol

Shorter words formed from the letters in “patrol”.

aport latro parol parto plato ploat polar poral porta proal rotal toral alop alto atop oral part plot port trap

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