skeleton- root words — words with the skeleton- root

The root skeleton- comes from Greek skeletos, meaning dried up. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including skeleton, skeletons, skeletal. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the skeleton- root

Explore words with skeleton- — words containing the skeleton- root and sharing its sense of "dried up". Examples include skeleton, skeletons, skeletal. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does skeleton- mean?

The skeleton- root means dried up, from Greek skeletos. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.