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USA Today Rootonym June 25, 2026 Answers

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

Thursday4 wordsUSA Today
**LOC*** LOCplace ALLOCATE

To set apart for a particular purpose; to assign; to allot; to distribute (verb)

Ken and his wife ________ an amount of money each year to fund a savings account.

***LOC*** LOCplace DISLOCATE

To put out of joint; to move away from its normal position or place (verb)

A baseball pitcher never wants to ________ his shoulder or elbow.

LOC******* LOCplace LOCOMOTIVE

An engine that hauls cars on a railroad and moves under its own power (noun)

A group of boys waved to the train engineer as the ________ pulled into the station.

**LOC***** LOCplace RELOCATION

Act of changing one's residence or place of business; a move to a new spot (noun)

Rachel made a ________ to be closer to family, and her transition has been fairly easy.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on June 25, 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.