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USA Today Rootonym July 4, 2026 Answers

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

Saturday4 wordsUSA Today
MAL**** MALill, bad MALARIA

An infectious disease characterized by severe chills and fever, transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes (noun)

Doctors encourage an inoculation against ________ for any tourist who visits Africa.

AUG**** AUGincrease AUGMENT

To enlarge in number, strength, size or extent (verb)

To ________ her salary, Joan decided to work eight extra hours on the weekend.

DULC** DULCsweet DULCET

Pleasant to the ear; melodious; soothing (adjective)

When Mary wants to relax, she enjoys the calming ________ tones of a harp.

SAG****** SAGperceive, seek out SAGACIOUS

Keen and far sighted in understanding and judgment: discerning; shrewd (adjective)

Delores feels that her grandma is the most ________ and intelligent person she knows.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on July 4, 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.