Rooting

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters

Definition of Rooting

verb

To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
"The cuttings are starting to root."
To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings
"We rooted some cuttings last summer."
To be firmly fixed; to be established.
To get root or priviledged access on a computer system or mobile phone, often through bypassing some security mechanism.
"I want to root my Android phone so I can remove the preinstalled crapware."

verb

To turn up or dig with the snout.
"A pig roots the earth for truffles."
(by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.
To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.
"rooting about in a junk-filled drawer"
To root out; to abolish.
To have sexual intercourse.

verb

(with "for" or "on") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)
"I'm rooting for you, don't let me down!"

noun

A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding.
The process of forming roots.
A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots.
A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.

Anagrams of Rooting

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "rooting":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

giron griot groin ingot intro nitro tigon trigo

4-LETTER WORDS

girn giro girt goon grin grit grot inro into iron noir nori onto ring riot+13 more

3-LETTER WORDS

gin git goo gor got ion nit nog noo nor not ono

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "rooting" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

jailbreakbangdrillscrewshagdig outroot outrummagebarrackcheer on

Rhyming Words

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