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Capable of causing death: fatal; extremely hostile; too grave to forgive; of human beings (adjective)

USA Today Rootonym clue · 6 letters · last seen August 25, 2026

Answer
MORTAL
MORTAL · 6 letters · puzzle shows MORT**
The Root
MORTmeans “death”

In a sentence: A young man sustained MORTAL wounds during a bear attack and died from the trauma.

About this clue

The Rootonym clue “Capable of causing death: fatal; extremely hostile; too grave to forgive; of human beings (adjective)” has the answer MORTAL (6 letters), built on the root MORT, which means “death”. See the full August 25, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.