USA Today Rootonym September 8, 2026 Answers
Tuesday puzzle · 4 root words. Tap “View Answers” on any word to reveal its solution, root, and example.
A person who travels or goes on foot; someone who walks in a city, on a road, etc. (noun)View Answers
An architectural support, foot or base of a column or statue (noun)View Answers
Something that interferes with the progress of; an obstruction: hindrance; a defect in speech (noun)View Answers
To accelerate or speed up the progress of; to perform promptly and quickly (verb)View Answers
About this puzzle
This page lists all 4 root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 8, 2026, a Tuesday. 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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