or- root words — words with the or- root

The root or- comes from Latin os, meaning mouth. 20 words in Dendril are built from it, including oral, orals, orifice, orally, orifices, orotund, ossifies, aboral, orificial, oscitancy, oscitant, oscitation. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the or- root

Explore words with or- — words containing the or- root and sharing its sense of "mouth". Examples include oral, orals, orifice, orally, orifices, orotund, ossifies, aboral, orificial, oscitancy, oscitant, oscitation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The or- root means mouth, from Latin os. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.