stuff- root words — words with the stuff- root

The root stuff- comes from Old French estoffe, meaning quilted material, provisions, equipment (ultimately from stuppare 'to stop up with tow'). 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including stuff, foodstuff, stuffier, stuffiest, stuffy, dyestuff, stuffily, stuffiness. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the stuff- root

Explore words with stuff- — words containing the stuff- root and sharing its sense of "quilted material, provisions, equipment (ultimately from stuppare 'to stop up with tow')". Examples include stuff, foodstuff, stuffier, stuffiest, stuffy, dyestuff, stuffily, stuffiness. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does stuff- mean?

The stuff- root means quilted material, provisions, equipment (ultimately from stuppare 'to stop up with tow'), from Old French estoffe. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.