An ancient trumpet with a curved shape and shrill, clear tone (noun)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 7 letters · last seen July 13, 2026
Answer
CLARION
The Root
CLARmeans “clear”
In a sentence: When riders heard the CLARION, they raced their horses across the field to locate a fox.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “An ancient trumpet with a curved shape and shrill, clear tone (noun)” has the answer CLARION (7 letters), built on the root CLAR, which means “clear”. See the full July 13, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.