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Home/Rootonym/Not docile or manageable; stubborn or hard to shape or work with; difficult to treat or cure (adjective)
Not docile or manageable; stubborn or hard to shape or work with; difficult to treat or cure (adjective)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 11 letters · last seen October 22, 2026
Answer
INTRACTABLE
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The Root
TRACTmeans “pull, draw”
In a sentence: The INTRACTABLE and ornery mule caused Billy a lot of frustration every morning.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Not docile or manageable; stubborn or hard to shape or work with; difficult to treat or cure (adjective)” has the answer INTRACTABLE (11 letters), built on the root TRACT, which means “pull, draw”. See the full October 22, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.
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