beat- root words — words with the beat- root

The root beat- comes from Old English beatan, meaning strike. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including browbeat, browbeaten, browbeating, heartbeat, heartbeats. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the beat- root

Explore words with beat- — words containing the beat- root and sharing its sense of "strike". Examples include browbeat, browbeaten, browbeating, heartbeat, heartbeats. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does beat- mean?

The beat- root means strike, from Old English beatan. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.