shore- root words — words with the shore- root

The root shore- comes from Middle English schore, meaning land bordering water. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including shoreline. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the shore- root

Explore words with shore- — words containing the shore- root and sharing its sense of "land bordering water". Examples include shoreline. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does shore- mean?

The shore- root means land bordering water, from Middle English schore. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.