WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

92 word families · R

rit5 related words

excite

irritant · irritated · irritating

rival4 related words

competitor

archrival · unrivaled · unrivalled

river7 related words

watercourse

river-bottom · riverbank · riverboat

rivet2 related words

to fasten

riveted · riveting

roast3 related words

to cook with dry heat

roast · roasted · roasting

robe2 related words

garment

bathrobe · wardrobe

robed2 related words

clothed

black-robed · white-robed

robor4 related words

strength

corroborate · corroborating · corroboration

robot2 related words

automated machine

robotic · robotics

robust2 related words

strong

robusta · robustness

rode2 related words

gnaw

corrode · erode

rog14 related words

ask

abrogate · arrogant · arrogate

rol2 related words

roll

enrol · enrolment

role3 related words

character

role · role-model · role-play

rom2 related words

acronym

cd-rom · dvd-rom

romantic3 related words

pertaining to romance

romantic · romanticist · romanticize

roost3 related words

perch

roost · roosted · roosting

root14 related words

base

root-knot · rooted · rootedness

rope4 related words

cord

jump-rope · rope · rope-like

rose4 related words

the flower

rose · rose-pink · roseate

rough6 related words

coarse

rough · rough-and-ready · rough-cut

routine3 related words

regular procedure

nonroutine · routinely

row6 related words

line

front-row · hedgerow · row

rubr2 related words

red

rubric · rubrum

rud2 related words

rough

erudite · erudition

rude2 related words

impolite

rudely · rudeness

rule5 related words

govern

home-rule · overrule · rule

rupt27 related words

break; burst

abrupt · bankruptcy · corrupt

rural3 related words

countryside

rural-to-urban · semi-rural · urban-rural

rust4 related words

iron oxide

rust · rusted · rustproof

ruth2 related words

compassion

ruthlessly · ruthlessness

rumin3 related words

chew cud; think over

ruminate · rumination · ruminant

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