house- root words — words with the house- root

The root house- comes from Old English hus, meaning house, dwelling. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including courthouse, courthouses, husbanded, husbands, warehoused, warehouses, warehousing, coffeehouse, coffeehouses, bunkhouse, schoolhouse. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the house- root

Explore words with house- — words containing the house- root and sharing its sense of "house, dwelling". Examples include courthouse, courthouses, husbanded, husbands, warehoused, warehouses, warehousing, coffeehouse, coffeehouses, bunkhouse, schoolhouse. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does house- mean?

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