tuft- root words — words with the tuft- root

The root tuft- comes from French touffe, meaning tuft, cluster. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including candytuft. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tuft- root

Explore words with tuft- — words containing the tuft- root and sharing its sense of "tuft, cluster". Examples include candytuft. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tuft- mean?

The tuft- root means tuft, cluster, from French touffe. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.