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USA Today Rootonym August 30, 2026 Answers

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

Sunday4 wordsUSA Today
ACOU***** ACOUhearing ACOUSTICS

Branch of physics dealing with sound and its waves (plural noun)

Many universities provide sound rooms with superior ________ for their music departments.

DEB****** DEBowe DEBENTURE

A voucher or certificate indicating something owed; an interest bearing bond (noun)

A comptroller decided to sell a ________ rather than offer common stock.

FERV** FERVboil FERVOR

Great warmth and earnestness of feeling; passion; zeal (noun)

Caught up in the ________ of the joyous celebration, guests danced, shouted and clapped.

***MONIT*** MONITwarn, remind, advise PREMONITION

Feeling of anticipation of, or anxiety over, a future event; presentiment (noun)

Ellen rushed home at noon because she had a ________ that her son needed help.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 30, 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.