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rie- root words — words with the rie- root

The root rie- comes from French erie, meaning quality or condition of. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including battery, batteries, bigotry, pedantry, snobbery, breweries, brewery, bribery, crockery, debaucheries, debauchery, greenery. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the rie- root

Explore words with rie- — words containing the rie- root and sharing its sense of "quality or condition of". Examples include battery, batteries, bigotry, pedantry, snobbery, breweries, brewery, bribery, crockery, debaucheries, debauchery, greenery. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does rie- mean?

The rie- root means quality or condition of, from French erie. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.