butter- root words — words with the butter- root

The root butter- comes from Greek boutyron, meaning butter. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including butter, buttercup, buttercups, buttered, butterflies, butterfly, buttering, buttermilk, butters, butterscotch, buttery, butterfingers. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the butter- root

Explore words with butter- — words containing the butter- root and sharing its sense of "butter". Examples include butter, buttercup, buttercups, buttered, butterflies, butterfly, buttering, buttermilk, butters, butterscotch, buttery, butterfingers. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The butter- root means butter, from Greek boutyron. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.