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USA Today Rootonym August 27, 2026 Answers

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

Thursday4 wordsUSA Today
**QUIR* QUIRask, seek ACQUIRE

To come into possession or ownership of; to get or gain by one's own effort (verb)

A dream of most 16-year-olds is to ________ a driver's license and have use of a car!

**QUIR* QUIRask, seek REQUIRE

To ask or insist upon; to order or command; to demand as necessary or essential (verb)

Next year Ben's school will ________ students to complete four years of a foreign language.

QUER* QUERask, seek QUERY

A question; a mental reservation in the mind: doubt (noun)

The receptionist answered Jan's ________ by telling her where to find the computer lab.

**QUIS***** QUISask, seek INQUISITIVE

Given to examination, investigation or research; eager to learn; unduly curious (adjective)

Joey is an ________ boy who constantly investigates and asks questions.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 27, 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.