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USA Today Rootonym October 16, 2026 Answers
Friday puzzle · 4 root words. Tap “View Answers” on any word to reveal its solution, root, and example.
Forcible separation or division into parts; a throwing into disorder or discontinuity (noun)View Answers
Process of physically and chemically breaking up food in the alimentary canal (noun)View Answers
Sum paid to shareholders out of company earnings; a bonus (noun)View Answers
To give up; to renounce a throne or high office formally (verb)View Answers
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About this puzzle
This page lists all 4 root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on October 16, 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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