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WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

70 word families · H

habilit4 related words

make fit

rehabilitated · rehabilitative · rehabilitator
habit12 related words

dwell

cohabitation · habitability · habitat
haemo4 related words

blood

haemodialysis · haemolytic
hammer4 related words

tool

hammer · hammered · hammerhead
hands2 related words

body part

hands-off · hands-on
hang11 related words

to suspend

hang-up · hangdog · hanger
hap7 related words

chance

haphazard · hapless · haplessly
happy3 related words

feeling pleasure

happy · slap-happy · unhappy
hard52 related words

firm

die-hard · hard-bitten · hard-core
harm9 related words

injury

harm-reduction · harmful · harmfulness
harsh2 related words

rough

harshly · harshness
hat4 related words

head covering

hat · hatband · hatless
haust4 related words

draw

exhaust · exhausted · exhausting
hawk3 related words

bird of prey

hawk · hawk-like · hawkish
hazard3 related words

risk

haphazard · hazard · hazardous
heal5 related words

to make whole

healed · healer · healing
health14 related words

state of being well

health-care · health-club · health-conscious
hearing2 related words

sense

hearing-aid · hearing-impaired
heaven2 related words

the abode of god

heaven-sent · heavenly
heavy6 related words

weighty

heavy · heavy-equipment · heavy-gauge
heed3 related words

attention

heed · heedlessly · heedlessness
height3 related words

measurement from base to top

height · heightened · heightening
heir3 related words

inheritor

heir · heir-apparent · heirship
helio3 related words

sun

heliocentric · helioseismology · heliotrope
help5 related words

assistance

help · helplessly · helplessness
hemat20 related words

blood

hemangioma · hematite · hematoma
hemi3 related words

half

hemiplegia · hemispheric
hepat2 related words

liver

hepatic · hepatitis
herb6 related words

plant

herb · herbaceous · herbal
hered2 related words

heir

hereditary · heredity
hermeneu2 related words

interpret

hermeneutical · hermeneutics
hero7 related words

hero

heroic · heroics · heroin
hetero15 related words

different

heterodiegetic · heterogeneity · heterogeneous
hevel4 related words

hair

dishevel · disheveled · dishevelled
hibern3 related words

winter

hibernate · hibernation
hibit15 related words

hold

exhibition · inhibit · inhibited
hidden4 related words

concealed

half-hidden · hidden-camera · hiddenness
hide4 related words

skin

cowhide · hide · hidebound
hiero2 related words

sacred

hieroglyph · hieroglyphic
highway2 related words

main road

highwayman · superhighway
histo10 related words

tissue

histogram · histopathologic · histopathology
histor8 related words

history

historic · historical · historicity
home73 related words

dwelling

down-home · home-built · home-care
homeo3 related words

similar

homeopathic · homeopathy
homi2 related words

man

homicidal · homicide
homo20 related words

same

homocysteine · homodiegetic · homoerotic
honest3 related words

truthful

dishonest · dishonestly · honest
honey4 related words

sweet substance

honey · honeyed · honeymooner
honor6 related words

respect

dishonor · dishonorable · dishonorably
hoof3 related words

hard foot part

hoofed · hoofprint
hope3 related words

desire for a positive outcome

hope · hopeful · hopelessly
horizon2 related words

boundary line

horizontal · horizontally
hormone2 related words

regulatory substance

hormone-free · hormone-like
horse23 related words

animal

horse-drawn · horse-racing · horse-riding
horti4 related words

garden

horticultural · horticulturalist · horticulture
hound3 related words

dog

greyhound · hound · wolfhound
humid3 related words

moist

humid · humidify · humidity
hump3 related words

rounded protuberance

humpbacked · humped
hung2 related words

suspended

double-hung · wall-hung
hungry2 related words

desirous

land-hungry · money-hungry

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