Recon

5 lettersnoun

Updated June 2026

Definition

short for reconnaissance

“The drone provided aerial recon of the target area.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/rɪˈkɒn/

Syllables

re·con

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Anagrams of Recon

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coner crone oncer

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mecon racon rewon tecon

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cern cero cone core corn econ once reno

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Longer words starting with Recon

Words that begin with “recon”.

reconstruction

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