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reg- root words — words with the reg- root

The root reg- comes from Latin regere, meaning rule, direct. 24 words in Dendril are built from it, including regencies, regency, regimentation, regionalism, correctitude, corrigenda, corrigendum, corrigibility, corrigible, directionless, hypercorrect, hypercorrection. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the reg- root

Explore words with reg- — words containing the reg- root and sharing its sense of "rule, direct". Examples include regencies, regency, regimentation, regionalism, correctitude, corrigenda, corrigendum, corrigibility, corrigible, directionless, hypercorrect, hypercorrection. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The reg- root means rule, direct, from Latin regere. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.