root word

NOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

root word is a valid 9-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1O1O1T1W4O1R1D2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does root word mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.