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Home/USA Today Rootonym/To write carelessly or hastily; to cover with illegible, meaningless marks (verb)
To write carelessly or hastily; to cover with illegible, meaningless marks (verb)
Looking for the answer to the USA Today Rootonym clue “To write carelessly or hastily; to cover with illegible, meaningless marks (verb)”? The solution is SCRIBBLE, a 8-letter word built on the root SCRIB (“write”). It appeared in the October 29, 2026 (Thursday) USA Today Rootonym. See the full puzzle for that day's other words.
Answer
SCRIBBLE
SCRIB***SCRIBmeans “write”
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In a sentence
Karen saw Bill SCRIBBLE a quick note to himself before he left the house for work.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To write carelessly or hastily; to cover with illegible, meaningless marks (verb)” has the answer SCRIBBLE (8 letters), built on the root SCRIB, which means “write”. Browse the full October 29, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or see all Rootonym answers.
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