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A circular or oval building or arena surrounded by tiers of seats (noun)

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Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “A circular or oval building or arena surrounded by tiers of seats (noun)”? The solution is AMPHITHEATER, a 12-letter word built on the root AMPHI (“on both sides, around' (prefix)”). It appeared in the October 31, 2026 (Saturday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.

Answer
AMPHITHEATER
AMPHI*******AMPHImeans “on both sides, around' (prefix)”
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In a sentence

A large crowd had assembled inside the AMPHITHEATER to hear several musicians sing.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “A circular or oval building or arena surrounded by tiers of seats (noun)” has the answer AMPHITHEATER (12 letters), built on the root AMPHI, which means “on both sides, around' (prefix)”. Browse the full October 31, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.

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