strict- root words — words with the strict- root

The root strict- comes from Latin strictus, meaning drawn tight. 8 words in Dendril are built from it, including stressful, stricter, strictest, strictness, straiten, straitened, stricture, strictures. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the strict- root

Explore words with strict- — words containing the strict- root and sharing its sense of "drawn tight". Examples include stressful, stricter, strictest, strictness, straiten, straitened, stricture, strictures. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does strict- mean?

The strict- root means drawn tight, from Latin strictus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.