wash- root words — words with the wash- root

The root wash- comes from Old English wascan, meaning to wash. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including washbasin, washery. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the wash- root

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

What does wash- mean?

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