nut- root words — words with the nut- root

The root nut- comes from Old English hnutu, meaning nut. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including peanut, peanuts, coconut, doughnut, nutmeg, walnut, walnuts, candlenut, gallnut. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the nut- root

Explore words with nut- — words containing the nut- root and sharing its sense of "nut". Examples include peanut, peanuts, coconut, doughnut, nutmeg, walnut, walnuts, candlenut, gallnut. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does nut- mean?

The nut- root means nut, from Old English hnutu. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.