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USA Today Rootonym August 8, 2026 Answers

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

Saturday4 wordsUSA Today
ANIM***** ANIMmind, soul, spirit ANIMOSITY

Feeling of ill will; strong hostility or antagonism (noun)

Julie's ________ toward authority alerted her counselor to a new problem.

**HER*** HERstick, hold fast COHERENT

Holding or sticking together; logically connected (adjective)

Frank explained the situation in such a ________ manner that Keith completely understood.

****ESCE ESCEprocess of beginning, becoming" (suffix) COALESCE

To grow or join into one body or together; to blend; to unite (verb)

A scientist explained why she believes that two liquids will ________ into a smooth mixture.

**CENT****** CENThundred BICENTENNIAL

Pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary (adjective)

Marion collected old photos of people, horses and dirt roads for the town's ________ celebration.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on August 8, 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.