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USA Today Rootonym September 2, 2026 Answers

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

Wednesday4 wordsUSA Today
***CUR CURrun CONCUR

To be of the same opinion: accord; to agree; to happen together: coincide (verb)

Does Sam ________ with statistics that a Honda is the most popular car in America?

**CUR**** CURrun INCURSION

Hostile invasion; raid; an aggressive entrance into a place or foreign country (noun)

A prisoner tried to make an ________ into the warden's office, but guards foiled his attempt.

**CUR**** CURrun RECURRENT

Occurring or appearing again and again; repeatedly (adjective)

In his ________ dream, Joe imagines the thrill of capturing first place in a swim meet!

***CUR*** CURrun PRECURSOR

A harbinger; forerunner; person or thing that indicates or suggests something to come (noun)

Barb likes to see crocuses that are always a PRECURSOR to spring and warmer weather.

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This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 2, 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.