USA Today Rootonym August 21, 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 4 root words. Tap “View Answers” on any word to reveal its solution, root, and example.
Conforming to an approved form of a doctrine or ideology, esp. in religion (adjective)View Answers
Not guided, restrained or controlled by the mind; excessive; unreasonable; shockingly unjust (adjective)View Answers
To move with a wavelike motion with smooth rising and falling (verb)View Answers
To reduce to nonexistence; to destroy, defeat or ruin utterly (verb)View Answers
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This page lists all 4 root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 21, 2026, a Friday. 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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