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A person engaged in or trained for spaceflight (noun)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 9 letters · last seen August 5, 2026

Answer
ASTRONAUT
ASTRONAUT · 9 letters · puzzle shows *****NAU*
The Root
NAUmeans “ship, sailor”

In a sentence: Does Jill remember the name of the first American ASTRONAUT who walked on the moon?

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The Rootonym clue “A person engaged in or trained for spaceflight (noun)” has the answer ASTRONAUT (9 letters), built on the root NAU, which means “ship, sailor”. See the full August 5, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.