ball- root words — words with the ball- root

The root ball- comes from Old Norse ballr, meaning round object. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including snowball, snowballed, snowballing, snowballs, paintball. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ball- root

Explore words with ball- — words containing the ball- root and sharing its sense of "round object". Examples include snowball, snowballed, snowballing, snowballs, paintball. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does ball- mean?

The ball- root means round object, from Old Norse ballr. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.