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To strike out or remove; to cancel or erase; to expunge (verb)
USA Today Rootonym clue · 6 letters · last seen November 14, 2026
Answer
DELETE
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The Root
DELmeans “destroy, erase”
In a sentence: The writer needs to DELETE three sentences to fit his story into a small column.
About this clue
The Rootonym clue “To strike out or remove; to cancel or erase; to expunge (verb)” has the answer DELETE (6 letters), built on the root DEL, which means “destroy, erase”. See the full November 14, 2026 Rootonym puzzle for the other three words, or browse all Rootonym answers.
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