tempt- root words — words with the tempt- root

The root tempt- comes from Latin tempto, meaning test, try. 16 words in Dendril are built from it, including attempt, attempted, attempting, attempts, tempt, temptation, tempted, tempting, tempts, tentative, tentatively, temptations. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tempt- root

Explore words with tempt- — words containing the tempt- root and sharing its sense of "test, try". Examples include attempt, attempted, attempting, attempts, tempt, temptation, tempted, tempting, tempts, tentative, tentatively, temptations. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The tempt- root means test, try, from Latin tempto. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.