spoil- root words — words with the spoil- root

The root spoil- comes from Latin spoliare, meaning to strip, plunder. 4 words in Dendril are built from it, including spoilage, spoiler, spoilers, spoliation. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the spoil- root

Explore words with spoil- — words containing the spoil- root and sharing its sense of "to strip, plunder". Examples include spoilage, spoiler, spoilers, spoliation. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does spoil- mean?

The spoil- root means to strip, plunder, from Latin spoliare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.