cray- root words — words with the cray- root

The root cray- comes from Latin creta, meaning chalk. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including crayon, crayoned, crayoning, crayons, cretaceous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cray- root

Explore words with cray- — words containing the cray- root and sharing its sense of "chalk". Examples include crayon, crayoned, crayoning, crayons, cretaceous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does cray- mean?

The cray- root means chalk, from Latin creta. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.