skeleton- root words — words with the skeleton- root

The root skeleton- comes from Greek skeletos, meaning dried up. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including skeleton, skeletons, skeletal, exoskeletal, exoskeleton, musculoskeletal. 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, exoskeletal, exoskeleton, musculoskeletal. 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.