USA Today Rootonym September 3, 2026 Answers
All 4 root words from the Thursday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.
An authoritative, formulated statement; an accepted system of religious or other beliefs (noun)
Carol says that older parishioners more readily accept the church ________ than younger people.
Someone who behaves badly: a rascal; a criminal (noun)
Thomas earned a bad reputation as a ________ because of multiple arrests for theft.
To injure the reputation of; to destroy belief, confidence or faith in the reliability of (verb)
The attorney will ________ that witness because her recollections are inaccurate.
Too extraordinary or improbable to be believed; astonishing (adjective)
Californians mostly enjoy ________ weather that permits multiple outdoor activities all year.
About this puzzle
This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 3, 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.