tool- root words — words with the tool- root

The root tool- comes from Old English tol, meaning tool. 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including retool, retooled, retooling. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tool- root

Explore words with tool- — words containing the tool- root and sharing its sense of "tool". Examples include retool, retooled, retooling. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tool- mean?

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