USA Today Rootonym August 20, 2026 Answers
All 4 root words from the Thursday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.
Insolvent; unable to satisfy just claims (adjective)
A ________ man now faces serious consequences for his imprudent financial decisions.
Sudden or unexpected; curt or brusque in speech or manner (adjective)
Ellen came to an ________ stop when the car in front of her swerved to avoid a child.
Capable of being bribed or changed from good to bad in morals, manners or actions (adjective)
Willy earned his reputation as being ________ since he had been in prison three times.
Issuing forth suddenly and violently: outburst; ejection of molten rock (noun)
The ________ and lava flow of Mount St. Helens destroyed many acres of forested land.
About this puzzle
This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 20, 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.