stick- root words — words with the stick- root

The root stick- comes from Old English stician, meaning pierce, stick. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including chopstick, chopsticks. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the stick- root

Explore words with stick- — words containing the stick- root and sharing its sense of "pierce, stick". Examples include chopstick, chopsticks. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does stick- mean?

The stick- root means pierce, stick, from Old English stician. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.