scaph- root words — words with the scaph- root

The root scaph- comes from Greek skaphe, meaning boat, hollow vessel. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including bathyscaphe, scaphoid. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the scaph- root

Explore words with scaph- — words containing the scaph- root and sharing its sense of "boat, hollow vessel". Examples include bathyscaphe, scaphoid. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does scaph- mean?

The scaph- root means boat, hollow vessel, from Greek skaphe. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.