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USA Today Rootonym August 1, 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 4 root words. Tap “View Answers” on any word to reveal its solution, root, and example.
Area of land almost completely surrounded by water (noun)Root PEN · 9 lettersView Answers
Inclined to be silent or secretive: uncommunicative; restrained in expression or presentation (adjective)Root TIC · 8 lettersView Answers
The most perfect embodiment of something; pure, concentrated and a typical example (noun)Root QUINT · 12 lettersView Answers
To increase in extent, scope, size or volume; to spread out (verb)Root PAND · 6 lettersView Answers

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This page lists all 4 root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 1, 2026, a Saturday. Each Rootonym word is built on a Latin or Greek root; tap View Answers next to any word to open its solution page, where you'll see the full answer, the root and what it means, and an example sentence.

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