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WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

257 word families · S

smelt3 related words

to melt or fuse (ore

smelter · smelting
smoking5 related words

the act of inhaling smoke

non-smoking · pot-smoking · smoking
snake3 related words

serpent

snake · snake-like · snakeskin
sneak3 related words

to creep

sneak · sneaking · sneaky
snoop2 related words

to pry

snooper · snooping
snow33 related words

frozen precipitation

snow-free · snow-laden · snow-removal
soak3 related words

to saturate

soaked · soaker
sober2 related words

serious

sobering · soberly
socio8 related words

society

sociobiological · sociobiologist · sociobiology
soft24 related words

yielding

soft-core · soft-focus · soft-looking
soil4 related words

earth

soil · soil-borne · subsoil
solemn2 related words

serious

solemnize · solemnly
solicit4 related words

to ask

solicitation · solicitous · unsolicited
solid7 related words

firm

solid · solid-wood · solidarity
soluble2 related words

capable of being dissolved

fat-soluble · water-soluble
solv17 related words

loosen; solve

dissolved · dissolving · insolvency
somn4 related words

sleep

insomnia · insomniac · somnolence
son19 related words

sound

consonance · consonant · dissonance
sonor3 related words

sound

sonority · sonorous · sonorously
soon4 related words

in a short time

soon-to-be · soon-to-be-published · soon-to-open
soph5 related words

wise

sophism · sophist · sophomoric
sorrow3 related words

grief

sorrowful · sorrowfully
sort4 related words

kind

consort · sort · sorted
souci2 related words

care

insouciance · insouciant
soul6 related words

spirit

soulful · soulfully · soulfulness
sour5 related words

acidic

hot-and-sour · sour · soured
southern3 related words

of the south

southern · southernmost · southernness
spark3 related words

small fiery particle

spark · sparking · sparkly
speak7 related words

to speak

newspeak · speak · speaker
special16 related words

particular

especially · special-education · special-interest
species5 related words

kind

cross-species · single-species · species-level
specific17 related words

particular

age-specific · company-specific · context-specific
spect62 related words

look; observe

aspect · auspice · auspicious
spectro6 related words

spectrum

spectrograph · spectrometer · spectrometry
specul3 related words

observe

speculation · speculator
speed17 related words

rate of motion

airspeed · five-speed · four-speed
spell3 related words

to write words

misspelled · misspelling · spell
spend5 related words

to pay out

misspend · spender · spending
sper2 related words

hope

desperate · desperation
sperm3 related words

seed

angiosperm · endosperm
sperse3 related words

scatter

asperse · intersperse
spher17 related words

ball

atmosphere · biosphere · chromosphere
sphyx3 related words

pulse

asphyxia · asphyxiate · asphyxiation
spider3 related words

spider

spiderlike · spiderweb · spidery
spir27 related words

breathe

aspirant · aspirate · aspirated
spiral3 related words

coil

spiral · spiraling · spiralling
spirit6 related words

soul

spirit · spiritedness · spiritual
spite2 related words

malice

spiteful · spitefully
splen2 related words

spleen

splenectomy · splenic
splend4 related words

shine

resplendent · resplendently · splendidly
spook4 related words

ghost

spooked · spookily · spooky
spoon3 related words

utensil

spoon · spoonful · teaspoon
spray3 related words

to scatter liquid

spray · sprayed · sprayer
spread4 related words

extend

outspread · spread · spread-eagle
sprout2 related words

to shoot forth

sprouted · sprouting
stabl3 related words

stable

establish · establishing
stable3 related words

building for horses

stable · stableboy · stablemate
stack4 related words

pile

smokestack · stacked · stacker
stad2 related words

standing place

stadia · stadium
stage12 related words

phase

early-stage · first-stage · five-stage

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

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