Scientific study of life and living matter (noun)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 7 letters · last seen September 13, 2026
Answer
BIOLOGY
The Root
BIOmeans “life”
In a sentence: Drew took a year of BIOLOGY as one of the courses required for high school graduation.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “Scientific study of life and living matter (noun)” has the answer BIOLOGY (7 letters), built on the root BIO, which means “life”. See the full September 13, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.