USA Today Rootonym September 8, 2026 Answers
All 4 root words from the Tuesday Rootonym — each answer with its root and what the root means.
To accelerate or speed up the progress of; to perform promptly and quickly (verb)
Ken hopes to ________ the meeting by concluding remarks within an hour.
An architectural support, foot or base of a column or statue (noun)
A colorful vase of flowers rests on a ________, four feet above the floor.
A person who travels or goes on foot; someone who walks in a city, on a road, etc. (noun)
The elderly ________ paused, looked both ways, and carefully stepped into the crosswalk.
Something that interferes with the progress of; an obstruction: hindrance; a defect in speech (noun)
The orthodontist indicates that there is no longer an ________ to the removing Jill's braces.
About this puzzle
This page lists all root words from the USA Today Rootonym published on September 8, 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.