tweed- root words — words with the tweed- root

The root tweed- comes from Scots tweel, meaning twill (Scots, altered by association with River Tweed). 3 words in Dendril are built from it, including tweedier, tweediest, tweedy. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the tweed- root

Explore words with tweed- — words containing the tweed- root and sharing its sense of "twill (Scots, altered by association with River Tweed)". Examples include tweedier, tweediest, tweedy. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does tweed- mean?

The tweed- root means twill (Scots, altered by association with River Tweed), from Scots tweel. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.