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Home/Rootonym/Quality, power in life or art of evoking or arousing a feeling of pity or compassion (noun)
Quality, power in life or art of evoking or arousing a feeling of pity or compassion (noun)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 6 letters · last seen September 30, 2026
Answer
PATHOS
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The Root
PATHmeans “feel, suffer”
In a sentence: Greg experienced PATHOS at Rachel's funeral when friends offered touching words about her.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Quality, power in life or art of evoking or arousing a feeling of pity or compassion (noun)” has the answer PATHOS (6 letters), built on the root PATH, which means “feel, suffer”. See the full September 30, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.
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