light- root words — words with the light- root

The root light- comes from Old English leoht, meaning light. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including searchlight, skylight, skylights, lightheaded, lightheartedly, lightheartedness, penlight, tealight, torchlight, candlelit, lightyear, microlight. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the light- root

Explore words with light- — words containing the light- root and sharing its sense of "light". Examples include searchlight, skylight, skylights, lightheaded, lightheartedly, lightheartedness, penlight, tealight, torchlight, candlelit, lightyear, microlight. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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