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USA Today Rootonym June 24, 2026 Answers

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

Wednesday4 wordsUSA Today
**JUR**** JURlaw, right INJURIOUS

Harmful, hurtful or detrimental to a person's rights, well-being, freedom, property or success (adjective)

Statistics prove that smoking is ________ to the lungs and overall good health.

***JUR* JURlaw, right PERJURY

The willful giving of false testimony under oath, esp. in a legal inquiry (noun)

The judge charged the defiant witness with ________ because he lied under oath.

***JUR* JURlaw, right CONJURE

To summon; to entreat earnestly or solemnly; to practice magical tricks (verb)

Sally upset her little brother by telling him that witches ________ up monsters.

JUR********* JURlaw, right JURISDICTION

The right, power or authority to interpret and apply the law; territory where authority is exercised (noun)

The sheriff has ________ to detain and, if necessary, arrest alleged criminals.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on June 24, 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.