cut- root words — words with the cut- root

The root cut- comes from Latin acute, meaning clever, attractive (aphetic form of acute). 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including cutesier, cutesiest, cutesy, cutey, cutie. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cut- root

Explore words with cut- — words containing the cut- root and sharing its sense of "clever, attractive (aphetic form of acute)". Examples include cutesier, cutesiest, cutesy, cutey, cutie. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cut- mean?

The cut- root means clever, attractive (aphetic form of acute), from Latin acute. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.