crust- root words — words with the crust- root

The root crust- comes from Latin crusta, meaning crust, shell. 12 words in Dendril are built from it, including crust, crustacean, crustaceans, crusted, crusting, crusts, crusty, encrust, encrustation, encrusted, encrusting, incrustation. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the crust- root

Explore words with crust- — words containing the crust- root and sharing its sense of "crust, shell". Examples include crust, crustacean, crustaceans, crusted, crusting, crusts, crusty, encrust, encrustation, encrusted, encrusting, incrustation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The crust- root means crust, shell, from Latin crusta. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.