hygro- root words — words with the hygro- root

The root hygro- comes from Greek hugros, meaning wet, moisture. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including hygrograph, hygrometric, hygrometry, hygrophilous, hygroscope, hygroscopic, hygrostat, hygrothermograph. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the hygro- root

Explore words with hygro- — words containing the hygro- root and sharing its sense of "wet, moisture". Examples include hygrograph, hygrometric, hygrometry, hygrophilous, hygroscope, hygroscopic, hygrostat, hygrothermograph. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The hygro- root means wet, moisture, from Greek hugros. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.