short- root words — words with the short- root

The root short- comes from Old English sceort, meaning short. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including shortages, shortcoming, shortcomings, shorted, shortfall, shorting, shortlist, shortness, shortchange, shortchanged, shortcut, shortcuts. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the short- root

Explore words with short- — words containing the short- root and sharing its sense of "short". Examples include shortages, shortcoming, shortcomings, shorted, shortfall, shorting, shortlist, shortness, shortchange, shortchanged, shortcut, shortcuts. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

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