crud- root words — words with the crud- root

The root crud- comes from Latin crudus, meaning raw. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including crude, crudely, cruder, crudest, crudity, crudeness, recrudescence. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the crud- root

Explore words with crud- — words containing the crud- root and sharing its sense of "raw". Examples include crude, crudely, cruder, crudest, crudity, crudeness, recrudescence. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does crud- mean?

The crud- root means raw, from Latin crudus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.