struct- root words — words with the struct- root

The root struct- comes from Latin struo, meaning build. 80 words in Dendril are built from it, including construct, destroy, destroyed, destroying, destroys, instruction, instructions, structure, structures, constructed, constructing, construction. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the struct- root

Explore words with struct- — words containing the struct- root and sharing its sense of "build". Examples include construct, destroy, destroyed, destroying, destroys, instruction, instructions, structure, structures, constructed, constructing, construction. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The struct- root means build, from Latin struo. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.