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Greek roots: spelling bee words

Words built from Greek parts: graph (write), phon (sound), tele (far), scope (look), bio (life), geo (earth), chron (time), photo (light).

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Greek roots

Words from Greek often spell the f sound ph, the k sound ch, and the i sound y, as in rhythm.

phonefrom Greek
photofrom Greek
graphfrom Greek
alphabetfrom Greek
dolphinfrom Greek
elephantfrom Greek
trophyfrom Greek
phrasefrom Greek
autographfrom Greek
paragraphfrom Greek
photographfrom Greek
biographyfrom Greek
geographyfrom Greek
graphicfrom Greek
telegraphfrom Greek
autobiographyfrom Greek
calligraphyfrom Greek
graphitefrom Greek
choreographfrom Greek
photographyfrom Greek
telephonefrom Greek
telescopefrom Greek
microphonefrom Greek
symphonyfrom Greek
headphonesfrom Greek
saxophonefrom Greek
phonicsfrom Greek
telegramfrom Greek
megaphonefrom Greek
earphonefrom Greek
xylophonefrom Greek
microscopefrom Greek
periscopefrom Greek
microwavefrom Greek
microbefrom Greek
stethoscopefrom Greek
kaleidoscopefrom Greek
microchipfrom Greek
micrometerfrom Greek
microscopicfrom Greek
biologyfrom Greek
biomefrom Greek
antibioticfrom Greek
symbiosisfrom Greek
biospherefrom Greek
biodegradablefrom Greek
geologyfrom Greek
geometryfrom Greek
geodefrom Greek
geothermalfrom Greek
chroniclefrom Greek
chronologyfrom Greek
synchronizefrom Greek
chronologicalfrom Greek
anachronismfrom Greek
chronometerfrom Greek
thermalfrom Greek
thermometerfrom Greek
thermostatfrom Greek
exothermicfrom Greek
endothermicfrom Greek
automaticfrom Greek
automobilefrom Greek
autonomyfrom Greek
automatefrom Greek
autopilotfrom Greek
photosynthesisfrom Greek
photocopyfrom Greek
photonfrom Greek
telephotofrom Greek
photogenicfrom Greek
ecologyfrom Greek
zoologyfrom Greek
technologyfrom Greek
psychologyfrom Greek
mythologyfrom Greek
meteorologyfrom Greek
barometerfrom Greek
speedometerfrom Greek
perimeterfrom Greek
diameterfrom Greek
kilometerfrom Greek
rhymefrom Greek
rhinofrom Greek
rhubarbfrom Greek
rhombusfrom Greek
rhetoricfrom Greek
pseudonymfrom Greek
pterodactylfrom Greek
pterosaurfrom Greek

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Also on Peabody: the Words place, words that start with each letter, spelling games and the Daily Word. Teachers: the weekly lists these come from are on Peabody Teach.

How this list was made: The words of the Greek-root weeks in the K–8 teachers' 5th and 6th grade lists, and the ph words of 4th grade.

These are Peabody's own words, built from our grade word banks. They are not the Scripps School Spelling Bee Study List, which belongs to Scripps and is given to enrolled schools. Have the school's sheet? Ask the teacher; schools get it from Scripps at spellingbee.com. Checked 31 October 2026 · Free, no account, nothing you do here leaves this device · v0.2.0