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USA Today Rootonym August 6, 2026 Answers

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

Thursday4 wordsUSA Today
***CEPT CEPTtake, seize, hold PRECEPT

A maxim; a principle or rule by which one acts or conducts one's life (noun)

Dot's ________ is to live by the Golden Rule, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

**CEPT**** CEPTtake, seize, hold ACCEPTANCE

Approval; favorable reception; the act of processing or receiving something offered (noun)

High school seniors hope to gain ________ into their first-choice colleges.

***CEPT*** CEPTtake, seize, hold CONCEPTION

Something that is held as an opinion, idea or design; a notion; fertilization (noun)

Sally's design ________ differed from Eli's, but they cooperated on a proposal.

***CEPT*** CEPTtake, seize, hold PERCEPTIVE

Having keenness of insight, understanding or intuition; showing the power or faculty of awareness (adjective)

It was ________ of Greg's dad to notice that Greg needed some help assessing job challenges.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 6, 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.