spoon- root words — words with the spoon- root

The root spoon- comes from Old English spon, meaning chip of wood, spoon. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including teaspoonful, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the spoon- root

Explore words with spoon- — words containing the spoon- root and sharing its sense of "chip of wood, spoon". Examples include teaspoonful, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does spoon- mean?

The spoon- root means chip of wood, spoon, from Old English spon. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.