USA Today Rootonym September 20, 2026 Answers
All 4 root words from the Sunday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.
Practice of having only one spouse at a time, esp. in marriage (noun)
Clara believes in the practice of ________, choosing to marry one husband.
Person in charge of a museum or art collection (noun)
The museum ________ chose an exhibition date in July to display recent acquisitions.
To rule over or to control; to be the major factor or influence (verb)
Pam's father really does ________ his family, and he makes even the smallest decisions for them.
Operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute (adjective)
An airline gave the customer ________ credit for flight miles because of its miscalculation.
About this puzzle
This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 20, 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.