1noun
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
01 Word definition
root
4 letters · 2 vowels · 2 consonants
Is ROOT a word?
Yes. ROOT is a 4-letter noun. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
R-O-O-THow do you spell ROOT?
ROOT contains 4 letters, begins with R, and ends with T.
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2noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
“the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗beginningoriginrootagesource
02 Letter breakdown
How is ROOT spelled?
R1O2O3T4
03 Word-game status
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04 Exact anagrams
The same letters, rearranged.
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About ROOT.
How do you spell ROOT?
ROOT is spelled R-O-O-T. It contains 4 letters.