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USA Today Rootonym August 25, 2026 Answers

All 4 root words from the Tuesday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.

Tuesday4 wordsUSA Today
MORT*** MORTdeath MORTIFY

To subject to shame, wounded pride or humiliation; to subdue bodily appetites through penance %26 self denial (verb)

Her carelessness did ________ Holly and she paid the store owner for the broken cup.

**MORT***** MORTdeath IMMORTALITY

Eternal life; not liable to perish, to decay or to die (noun)

Egyptian pharaohs believed in ________ and provided many riches in their tombs.

MORT** MORTdeath MORTAL

Capable of causing death: fatal; extremely hostile; too grave to forgive; of human beings (adjective)

A young man sustained ________ wounds during a bear attack and died from the trauma.

MORT***** MORTdeath MORTICIAN

Someone who prepares for and arranges funerals (noun)

Though some would find it morbid, Blake likes his work as a ________.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 25, 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.