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ROOTS is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for ROOTS.

113 total results for ROOTS( score: 50 )

40 results for ROOTS from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sat Aug 31, 202417AOrigin (2)Sam EzerskyFagliano
Sat Dec 2, 202322DThey get down and dirtyRoyce FergusonShortz
Mon Oct 31, 20228DCheers (for) (2)Emily CarrollShortz
Fri Jul 9, 202129AHeritage (3)Robyn WeintraubShortz
Sat Jun 19, 202160AAncestry (2)Sophia MaymudesShortz
Tue Mar 16, 202154DAncestry (2)Lindsey HobbsShortz
Mon Dec 30, 201919AHereditary backgroundGary LarsonShortz
Tue Mar 26, 201951DAlex Haley epic (2)Zhouqin BurnikelShortz
Tue Sep 26, 201714AThings teeth and hair haveJoy Behar and Lynn LempelShortz
Mon Jul 31, 201756ATree's support systemDavid SteinbergShortz
Tue Nov 25, 201468ACarrots and turnips, basicallyJeffrey WechslerShortz
Fri Mar 29, 201351DNatural life support systemJosh KnappShortz
Wed Oct 17, 201255ASee 1-DownPeter KoettersShortz
Sun Feb 26, 2012110AGenealogical studyDaniel A. FinanShortz
Tue Oct 5, 201020AFamily beginningsPaula GamacheShortz
Sun Aug 30, 200961AUnderground network (2)Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan VenkatasubramanyanShortz
Sun Feb 15, 200924DGray location?Jim LeedsShortz
Sun Jan 27, 200830ALineageMike NothnagelShortz
Wed Jan 24, 200736D1976 best seller that opens "four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia"Gary SteinmehlShortz
Sun Dec 31, 200642AUnderground network (2)Elizabeth C. GorskiShortz
Wed Feb 15, 20066DUnseen partsByron WaldenShortz
Sun Mar 20, 200534DHometown tiesPatrick BerryShortz
Tue Mar 2, 20046DCheers (for) (2)Charles BaraschShortz
Thu Oct 9, 200347DOrigin (2)Alan ArbesfeldShortz
Mon Sep 22, 200322DGenealogy (2)Marjorie BergShortz
Mon Jul 7, 200343AAlex Haley sagaNancy Salomon and Harvey EstesShortz
Sun Sep 29, 200250AHaley best sellerRandolph RossShortz
Wed Jul 11, 200162A1976 best seller that starts in GambiaRichard SilvestriShortz
Mon Sep 20, 199939DGenealogy (2)Gregory E. PaulShortz
Sun Feb 28, 199956DTV event of 1977Dave TullerShortz
Sun Nov 9, 199742AHair-dyeing jobRich NorrisShortz
Fri Nov 7, 199739AHeritage (3)Brendan Emmett QuigleyShortz
Sun Sep 21, 1997118ATV event of January 1977Mike ShenkShortz
Tue Aug 12, 199719DThey may need coloring at a salonJanet R. BenderShortz
Sun Nov 10, 199686DHeritage (3)R. HamelShortz
Wed Aug 14, 199625AKunta Kinte's taleG. E. SykesShortz
Wed Mar 20, 199641ARummages (through)G. NewmanShortz
Mon Dec 4, 199563AAlex Haley workSidney L. RobbinsShortz
Tue Aug 8, 199567A70's TV dramaGregory E. PaulShortz
Sun Jul 10, 199424AAlex Haley epic (2)Alvin ChaseShortz
6 results for ROOTS from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Jul 16, 2023AcrosticWUnderground support system; noted intergenerational sagaDavid Balton & Jane StewartShortz
Jan 16, 2022AcrosticVMiniseries that sparked an interest in genealogyEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Oct 22, 2006Panda3DCheers for torsoMel TaubShortz
Dec 26, 2004AcrosticVTV sensation of January 1977Emily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Jul 7, 2002Diagramless25DParts of wordsFred PiscopShortz
Oct 28, 2001Diagramless70AHair dyer's targetFred PiscopShortz
67 results for ROOTS from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Sun Nov 14, 199347DHaley TV classicNorma SteinbergTaub
Fri Nov 5, 19939DTV classic of 1977Lois SidwayTaub
Sun Jul 11, 199386AOriginsErnst TheimerMaleska
Mon May 10, 199352DHaley bookMary S. SnyderMaleska
Tue May 26, 19926DAlex Haley bookAlfio MicciMaleska
Tue May 5, 199250DGrubsBetty JorgensenMaleska
Thu Jun 6, 199127DPopular TV miniseries: 1977Lois SidwayMaleska
Thu Oct 25, 199063AHaley bookLois SidwayMaleska
Mon Sep 4, 19896DTurnips, e.g.Reginald L. JohnsonMaleska
Mon Aug 28, 198952DAlex Haley novelJames R. BurnsMaleska
Sun Feb 26, 198911DHaley bookWarren W. ReichMaleska
Sat Jul 23, 198837ABeginningsBernard MerenMaleska
Sun Jun 19, 198842DHaley bookNancy RossMaleska
Mon Jan 25, 19881AHaley bookSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Mon Sep 7, 198740A"The ___ of Heaven": R. GaryDorothy SmitonickMaleska
Sun Mar 16, 1986110AHaley bookJune A. BoggsMaleska
Sat Mar 23, 19856DHaley's blockbusterNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Mon Mar 26, 198419AHaley bookSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Thu Sep 1, 198364ARadishes, e.g.Eli WesoffMaleska
Wed Mar 31, 198237AHaley best sellerEli WesoffMaleska
Sat Mar 13, 198243ASeeks trufflesWilliam LutwiniakMaleska
Mon Feb 1, 198247DOne of TV's biggest hitsSidney L. RobbinsMaleska
Tue Oct 13, 19818DHaley opusJohn GreenmanMaleska
Sun Apr 1, 197958DHaley opusCaroline G. FitzgeraldMaleska
Thu Feb 1, 197933DHaley bookJoy L. WoukMaleska
Fri Jan 20, 197828DHaley best sellerJordan S. LasherMaleska
Fri Oct 28, 197755AHaley's best sellerBrownMaleska
Mon Mar 28, 19775AAlex Haley's searchA. J. SantoraMaleska
Tue Mar 1, 197721AHaley best sellerChet CurrierMaleska
Fri Oct 1, 197662ACheersPaul R. BarnesWeng
Thu Nov 6, 197532ACheers the team onDeWitt AndersonWeng
Sun Sep 28, 197532ASourcesElaine D. SchorrWeng
Tue Apr 8, 197535AGrass and squareWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Sat Oct 19, 19747DRhizomes, etc.David CrosattoWeng
Sat Jul 28, 19739DSquare and cubeUnknownWeng
Wed Jun 20, 197327DCheersUnknownWeng
Tue Feb 20, 197344ACheersUnknownWeng
Sun Jan 14, 197381ACheers forWilliam LutwiniakWeng
Sat Aug 26, 197217DOriginUnknownWeng
Fri Aug 4, 197220AOriginUnknownWeng
Tue Mar 14, 197231DCheersUnknownWeng
Sat Mar 20, 19717DDigsUnknownWeng
Tue Oct 13, 197041ACheersUnknownWeng
Mon Dec 8, 196911DSources.UnknownWeng
Wed Nov 12, 196918ASources.UnknownWeng
Wed Aug 27, 196959ABeginnings.UnknownWeng
Wed Apr 23, 196952DImplants.UnknownWeng
Fri Feb 7, 196925DCheers.UnknownWeng
Sun Oct 29, 196765DTubers.Hume CraftFarrar
Wed Sep 27, 196734DGrass addenda.Philip BlairFarrar
Sun May 28, 19678DCarrots.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sat Sep 3, 196619DOrigins.UnknownFarrar
Mon Aug 29, 196624DCheers (for).UnknownFarrar
Sun Apr 29, 19626DGrass ___.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sat Aug 26, 19616DBecomes fixed.UnknownFarrar
Tue Nov 22, 19606DImplants.UnknownFarrar
Sun Feb 15, 195975AGrass ___.W. E. JonesFarrar
Sun Jun 8, 1958112ARadishes or radices.Jules ArensbergFarrar
Sun Dec 19, 195414DPokes around in.Ruth H. OliverFarrar
Sun Sep 5, 195452ACheers the team.H. L. RisteenFarrar
Sun Mar 7, 195435DCores.Harold T. BersFarrar
Wed Aug 5, 195328DParts of words.Bernice GordonFarrar
Fri Nov 21, 19526DElihu and others.UnknownFarrar
Sat Mar 8, 195230DElihu, George Frederick, etc.UnknownFarrar
Sat Oct 14, 195043AGrass ___.UnknownFarrar
Sun Mar 23, 1947118APokes about.W. W. WebsterFarrar
Sun Nov 10, 194684DShouts for: Slang.Louis JenkinsFarrar
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