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USA Today Rootonym September 17, 2026 Answers

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

Thursday4 wordsUSA Today
*LOQU*** LOQUspeak, talk ELOQUENT

Skilled in fluent, moving and convincing speech; effective articulation (adjective)

The ________ speaker laced her informal talks with humorous anecdotes and enthusiasm.

LOQU****** LOQUspeak, talk LOQUACIOUS

Tending to converse a lot or freely; talkative; garrulous; voluble (adjective)

The senator, renowned for ________ conversations, enjoys elaborating on his stories.

******LOQU*** LOQUspeak, talk VENTRILOQUIST

Someone talented in speaking with little/no lip movement so the voice appears to come from another spot (noun)

A ________ pronounced words for her puppet with very slight facial changes.

****LOQU* LOQUspeak, talk SOLILOQUY

A long speech in a drama where a character reveals innermost thoughts (noun)

The audience applauded the actor's passionate ________ about the joy of love.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 17, 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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