ies- root words — words with the ies- root

The root ies- comes from Latin es, meaning plural. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including copies, batteries, cries, binaries, breweries, canneries, crybabies, emphases, intermarries, larynges, malignancies, oratories. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the ies- root

Explore words with ies- — words containing the ies- root and sharing its sense of "plural". Examples include copies, batteries, cries, binaries, breweries, canneries, crybabies, emphases, intermarries, larynges, malignancies, oratories. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The ies- root means plural, from Latin es. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.