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USA Today Rootonym October 14, 2026 Answers

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

Wednesday4 wordsUSA Today
PERI***** PERIaround' (prefix) PERISCOPE

Optical instrument consisting of a tube with lenses used especially in submarines (noun)

Captain Samuel's submarine avoided foreign vessels using the ________ and remained undetected.

PERI****** PERIaround' (prefix) PERIPHERAL

Pertaining to or constituting the border of any area or surface; away from the central part (adjective)

In Tom's ________ vision he saw a child dart into the road and, luckily, made his car swerve away.

PERI***** PERIaround' (prefix) PERIMETER

Border of a two-dimensional figure; outermost limits or boundary (noun)

A pretty white picket fence surrounds the ________ of Francine's front yard.

PERI******** PERIaround' (prefix) PERIODONTICS

Branch of dentistry dealing with study and treatment of diseases of the bone, gums and connective tissue (noun)

Polly's dentist recommends she consult a specialist in ________ due to gum inflammation.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on October 14, 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.

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