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A maxim; a principle or rule by which one acts or conducts one's life (noun)
Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “A maxim; a principle or rule by which one acts or conducts one's life (noun)”? The solution is PRECEPT, a 7-letter word built on the root CEPT (“take, seize, hold”). It appeared in the August 6, 2026 (Thursday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.
Answer
PRECEPT
***CEPTCEPTmeans “take, seize, hold”
In a sentence
Dot's PRECEPT is to live by the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “A maxim; a principle or rule by which one acts or conducts one's life (noun)” has the answer PRECEPT (7 letters), built on the root CEPT, which means “take, seize, hold”. Browse the full August 6, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.