grill- root words — words with the grill- root

The root grill- comes from Latin craticula, meaning gridiron. 10 words in Dendril are built from it, including griddle, grill, grille, grilled, grilles, grilling, grills, creel, griddlecake, graticule. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the grill- root

Explore words with grill- — words containing the grill- root and sharing its sense of "gridiron". Examples include griddle, grill, grille, grilled, grilles, grilling, grills, creel, griddlecake, graticule. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does grill- mean?

The grill- root means gridiron, from Latin craticula. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.