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Actively poisonous; deadly; highly infective or malignant (adjective)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 8 letters · last seen June 14, 2026

Answer
VIRULENT
VIRULENT · 8 letters · puzzle shows VIRU****
The Root
VIRUmeans “poison”

In a sentence: The zookeeper explained to visitors that a coral snake bite contains a VIRULENT poison.

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The Rootonym clue “Actively poisonous; deadly; highly infective or malignant (adjective)” has the answer VIRULENT (8 letters), built on the root VIRU, which means “poison”. See the full June 14, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.