USA Today Rootonym August 2, 2026 Answers
All 4 root words from the Sunday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.
A sound, healthy mind; freedom from mental derangement (noun)
Claire admires her aunt and uncle who maintained their ________ when they reared nine children.
To change to a less severe penalty; to travel regularly (verb)
The governor plans to ________ the prisoner's sentence due to his good behavior.
Caring too much about oneself and not about others: selfish; self-centered (adjective)
No one enjoys spending time with Art, an ________ movie actor who only thinks of himself.
Aggressively hostile and ready to fight; truculent; waging war (adjective)
Switzerland has never earned a reputation as a ________ country.
About this puzzle
This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 2, 2026. Each card shows the masked word as it appears in the puzzle, the shared root with its meaning, the full answer, and the definition. Tap any definition to open that word's page with its example sentence.