Home/Rootonym/Protection or a saving from danger, harm, destruction or calamity; deliverance from sin (noun)
Protection or a saving from danger, harm, destruction or calamity; deliverance from sin (noun)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 9 letters · last seen July 11, 2026
Answer
SALVATION
The Root
SALVmeans “save”
In a sentence: The new cancer medicine has been a SALVATION for Claire because the tumor has receded!
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Protection or a saving from danger, harm, destruction or calamity; deliverance from sin (noun)” has the answer SALVATION (9 letters), built on the root SALV, which means “save”. See the full July 11, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.