plac-

plac- root words — words with the plac- root

The root plac- comes from Greek platea, meaning open space. 31 words in Dendril are built from it, including anyplace, place, placed, places, placing, replace, replaced, replacement, replaces, replacing, misplace, misplaced. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the plac- root

Explore words with plac- — words containing the plac- root and sharing its sense of "open space". Examples include anyplace, place, placed, places, placing, replace, replaced, replacement, replaces, replacing, misplace, misplaced. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The plac- root means open space, from Greek platea. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.