pell- root words — words with the pell- root

The root pell- comes from Latin pila, meaning ball. 11 words in Dendril are built from it, including pile, pellet, pelleted, pellets, pillar, stockpile, pileup, woodpile, pelletize, pelota, thermopile. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pell- root

Explore words with pell- — words containing the pell- root and sharing its sense of "ball". Examples include pile, pellet, pelleted, pellets, pillar, stockpile, pileup, woodpile, pelletize, pelota, thermopile. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The pell- root means ball, from Latin pila. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.