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Renewal or restoration of a body or body part after injury or as a normal process (noun)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 12 letters · last seen August 12, 2026
Answer
REGENERATION
The Root
GENmeans “race, kind, class”
In a sentence: Stan explained a lizard can grow back its tail by the process of REGENERATION.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Renewal or restoration of a body or body part after injury or as a normal process (noun)” has the answer REGENERATION (12 letters), built on the root GEN, which means “race, kind, class”. See the full August 12, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.