guile- root words — words with the guile- root

The root guile- comes from Germanic wigila, meaning trickery. 5 words in Dendril are built from it, including beguile, beguiled, beguiling, guileless, guileful. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the guile- root

Explore words with guile- — words containing the guile- root and sharing its sense of "trickery". Examples include beguile, beguiled, beguiling, guileless, guileful. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does guile- mean?

The guile- root means trickery, from Germanic wigila. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.