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A blasting explosive made chiefly of nitroglycerin absorbed in porous material (noun)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 8 letters · last seen September 6, 2026

Answer
DYNAMITE
DYNAMITE · 8 letters · puzzle shows DYNAM***
The Root
DYNAMmeans “power”

In a sentence: Sheriff McConnell carefully placed sticks of DYNAMITE into a metal box on the buckboard.

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The Rootonym clue “A blasting explosive made chiefly of nitroglycerin absorbed in porous material (noun)” has the answer DYNAMITE (8 letters), built on the root DYNAM, which means “power”. See the full September 6, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.