sore- root words — words with the sore- root

The root sore- comes from Old English sar, meaning sore, painful. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including sorehead. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the sore- root

Explore words with sore- — words containing the sore- root and sharing its sense of "sore, painful". Examples include sorehead. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does sore- mean?

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