USA Today Rootonym September 6, 2026 Answers
All 4 root words from the Sunday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.
Command or authorization to act in a particular way (noun)
When the judge gave an official ________ for excavation, Chuck alerted his crew.
Person who gains power by arousing people's emotions and prejudices (noun)
The confident ________ exhorted fellow employees to challenge existing policies.
A blasting explosive made chiefly of nitroglycerin absorbed in porous material (noun)
Sheriff McConnell carefully placed sticks of ________ into a metal box on the buckboard.
To work jointly together; to cooperate with or assist in a literary work (verb)
Musicians plan to ________ on new songs to benefit children with cystic fibrosis.
About this puzzle
This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 6, 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.