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Designed for and concerned with serving a useful purpose (adjective)

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Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “Designed for and concerned with serving a useful purpose (adjective)”? The solution is UTILITARIAN, a 11-letter word built on the root UT (“use”). It appeared in the November 4, 2026 (Wednesday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.

Answer
UTILITARIAN
UT*********UTmeans “use”
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In a sentence

Doesn't Zack believe that paper clips are UTILITARIAN and serve many purposes?

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “Designed for and concerned with serving a useful purpose (adjective)” has the answer UTILITARIAN (11 letters), built on the root UT, which means “use”. Browse the full November 4, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.

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