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Home/Rootonym/An unnatural dread or unusually high anxiety of water; rabies (noun)

An unnatural dread or unusually high anxiety of water; rabies (noun)

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USA Today Rootonym clue · 11 letters · last seen September 29, 2026

Answer
HYDROPHOBIA
HYDROPHOBIA · 11 letters · puzzle shows *****PHOBIA
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The Root
PHOBIAmeans “fear”

In a sentence: Ellen trembled with HYDROPHOBIA knowing she would have to cross the river to reach safety.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “An unnatural dread or unusually high anxiety of water; rabies (noun)” has the answer HYDROPHOBIA (11 letters), built on the root PHOBIA, which means “fear”. See the full September 29, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.

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