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USA Today Rootonym September 10, 2026 Answers

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

Thursday4 wordsUSA Today
**JECT JECTthrow, cast REJECT

To refuse to grant, request, take, demand or use; to rebuff; to deny (verb)

How can Connie ________ this bouquet just because she dislikes autumn colors?

**JECT** JECTthrow, cast DEJECTED

Cast down in spirits; discouraged; depressed (adjective)

A great many ________ fans bemoaned the team's loss in the championship game.

*****JECT JECTthrow, cast INTERJECT

To insert, often abruptly, between other elements; to interpose (verb)

The young man in the audience shouted, "I need to ________ my opinion now!"

***JECT*** JECTthrow, cast CONJECTURE

Speculation; expression of a theory without sufficient evidence: guesswork (noun)

It is Don's ________, based on past events, that Ken and Terry will not come to the party.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 10, 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.