WORD FAMILIES

One root. A family of words.

Connect words through shared components and learn them together.

44 word families · W

wage4 related words

payment

high-wage · living-wage · lower-wage

waist4 related words

body part

waist · waist-deep · waist-high

wander4 related words

to roam

wanderer · wandering · wanderlust

war15 related words

armed conflict

pro-war · warfare · warhead

warn3 related words

caution

forewarn · forewarning · warn

warp3 related words

to twist

warp · warped · warping

watch8 related words

observe

birdwatch · watchdog · watcher

water67 related words

liquid

flat-water · floodwater · graywater

wax5 related words

substance

earwax · wax · waxed

weather10 related words

atmospheric conditions

all-weather · bad-weather · cold-weather

web9 related words

network

web-only · webcam · webcast

wed3 related words

married

newlywed · unwed · wed

weep3 related words

to cry

weeper · weeping · weepy

weigh3 related words

to measure weight

weigh · weigh-in · weighing

weird3 related words

strange

weird · weirdly · weirdness

welfare3 related words

well-being

social-welfare · welfare-reform · welfare-to-work

west7 related words

direction

northwesterly · northwestward · southwesterly

whack3 related words

hit

whack · whacked · whacko

wheat3 related words

cereal plant

wheat · wheatfield · wheatgrass

wheel18 related words

circular frame

four-wheel · front-wheel · front-wheel-drive

whelm5 related words

to engulf

overwhelmed · overwhelming · overwhelmingly

while2 related words

time

erstwhile · worthwhile

whip4 related words

to strike

whip · whipped · whippersnapper

whirl3 related words

to spin

whirl · whirligig · whirlpool

whisper4 related words

to speak softly

whispered · whisperer · whispering

whole15 related words

entire

whole-class · whole-grain · whole-group

width3 related words

measurement

full-width · shoulder-width · width

wild11 related words

untamed

half-wild · wild-goose · wild-type

will6 related words

desire

goodwill · unwilling · will

willing3 related words

ready to do something

unwillingly · unwillingness

wind33 related words

air in motion

wind-borne · wind-tunnel · windage

wish3 related words

desire

wishbone · wishful · wishfully

woe3 related words

misery

woeful · woefully

wolf5 related words

animal

she-wolf · wolfhound · wolfish

wonder3 related words

marvel

wonder · wonderfully · wonderland

wool3 related words

fiber

wool · woolen · woolly

world22 related words

the earth

first-world · old-world · otherworldly

worth9 related words

value

self-worth · unworthiness · unworthy

wreck4 related words

to destroy

wreck · wreckage · wrecked

wrinkle3 related words

crease

anti-wrinkle · wrinkle · wrinkled

wrist2 related words

body part

wristband · wristwatch

write6 related words

to form letters

co-write · overwrite · rewrite

wrong9 related words

incorrect

wrongdoer · wrongdoing · wrongful

wurst2 related words

sausage

bratwurst · liverwurst

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