WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

204 word families · C

cruit3 related words

to grow

recruiter · recruiting · recruitment

crumb3 related words

small fragment

breadcrumb · crumb · crumbly

crush3 related words

to press

crush · crushed · crushing

crust4 related words

hard outer layer

crust · crustal · crustless

cry2 related words

to weep

crybaby · crying

cryo6 related words

cold

cryogenic · cryogenically · cryogenics

cryph2 related words

hidden

apocrypha · apocryphal

crypt11 related words

hidden

cryptanalyst · cryptic · cryptology

crypto6 related words

hidden

cryptogram · cryptographer · cryptographic

culp7 related words

blame

culpable · exculpate · exculpation

cur23 related words

care

accurate · accurately · curation

curr10 related words

run

concurrence · concurrent · currency

curtain2 related words

a piece of fabric

curtainless · uncurtained

cushion3 related words

soft pad

cushioned · cushioning

cuss5 related words

strike

concuss · concussive · discuss

cutane4 related words

skin

cutaneous · subcutaneous · transcutaneous

cyan2 related words

blue

anthocyanin · cyanide

cyano2 related words

blue-green

cyanobacteria · cyanobacterial

cycl25 related words

circle; wheel

acyclovir · bicycling · bicyclist

cylinder4 related words

geometric shape

eight-cylinder · five-cylinder · four-cylinder

cyst9 related words

bladder

blastocyst · cholecystectomy · cystic

cyt6 related words

cell

cytosine · leukocytosis · lymphocytic

cyte10 related words

cell

astrocyte · hepatocyte · histiocyte

cyto9 related words

cell

cytomegalovirus · cytoplasm · cytoplasmic

Families include roots and modern derivations. These learning connections do not imply that every member has exactly the same historical origin.