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USA Today Rootonym July 28, 2026 Answers

All 4 root words from the Tuesday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.

Tuesday4 wordsUSA Today
**CIV****** CIVcitizen UNCIVILIZED

Without advanced and ordered stage of cultural development; not polite or courteous (adjective)

Patrick studies the lives and customs of ________ tribes located in remote jungles.

CIV** CIVcitizen CIVIC

Of or relating to a city or municipality; pertaining to citizenship (adjective)

Mayors convened in New Orleans to discuss how to best solve ________ problems.

CIV**** CIVcitizen CIVVIES

Civilian clothes as distinguished from a military uniform or dress (plural noun)

After the military parade, sailors removed their pressed uniforms and relaxed in ________.

CIV********* CIVcitizen CIVILIZATION

A high level of technological, governmental, cultural and intellectual refinement in a society (noun)

Historians extol the ancient Egyptian ________ for its outstanding achievements.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on July 28, 2026. Each card shows the masked word as it appears in the puzzle, the shared root with its meaning, the full answer, and the definition. Tap any definition to open that word's page with its example sentence.