spoil- root words — words with the spoil- root

The root spoil- comes from Latin spolium, meaning strip, plunder. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including spoil, spoiled, spoiling, spoils, spoilsport, despoil, despoiled, despoiling, unspoiled. 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 "strip, plunder". Examples include spoil, spoiled, spoiling, spoils, spoilsport, despoil, despoiled, despoiling, unspoiled. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does spoil- mean?

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