Here are the 4 Little Words answers for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 — all ten puzzles from that day, four clues each, with the letter count for every word.

4 Little Words is Blue Ox's clue-and-tile game: ten tiles per puzzle, every tile used exactly once across the four answers. The app moves on to a new set each day, so this page keeps that day's full board on record — whether you missed it entirely or just want to confirm the one word that never came to you. Each clue also links to its own page with the tiles that spell it.

4 Little Words answers for August 12, 2026

The Puzzle 1 answers for Wednesday, August 12, 2026 were PORCHES, HELPLESS, WOUNDED, and CABS. Every clue and answer across all ten puzzles from that day is listed above with its letter count. This is an archived day — for the current set, head to the main 4 Little Words answers page, which refreshes at each midnight Eastern reset.

How 4 Little Words works

Rule	Detail
Goal	Spell four mystery words per puzzle by combining letter tiles — one word per clue.
Ten tiles	Each puzzle has exactly ten tiles of two to four letters, and every tile is used once across the four answers. Nothing is left over.
Letter counts	Every clue shows how many letters its answer has. Answers run about four to ten letters, built from two to four tiles.
Any order	There's no timer and no penalty for guessing. Solve the clues in whatever order you like and rearrange tiles freely.
Ten a day	Blue Ox publishes ten puzzles daily — 40 answers in total — resetting at midnight Eastern Time.

Tips for solving 4 Little Words

Solve three, get the fourth free. Ten tiles cover exactly four answers with none left over, so once three words are locked in, the leftover tiles are the last answer — you can often assemble it without ever working out the clue.
Go by letter count, not clue order. The shortest answer is usually just two tiles, which is a handful of combinations to eyeball versus dozens for a nine- or ten-letter word.
Read the tiles as word parts. Fragments like RE, UN, ING, TION and ER are almost always prefixes or suffixes, so you can guess where a tile sits in a word before you know the word.
Only ten tiles means you can brute-force the endings. Scan the bank for tiles that could plausibly finish a word of the right length and work backwards from there.
When two clues could take the same tile, solve the more specific one first — proper nouns and single-answer trivia clues are far less flexible than a general definition.
Stuck on just one word? Open its clue page for a letter-by-letter reveal, so you can uncover a couple of letters without spoiling the other three answers.

What is 4 Little Words?

4 Little Words is a daily word puzzle from Blue Ox Family Games, the studio behind 7 Little Words, Red Herring and Tiny Little Crosswords. Each board gives four clues and ten letter tiles of two to four letters; you spell every answer by combining tiles, using each tile exactly once. Ten puzzles publish every day, edited by Joe Jordan, and every past day is archived on a dated page like this one.

4 Little Words vs. 7 Little Words

Same tile mechanic, different shape. If you've played 7 Little Words, here's what changes:

	4 Little Words	7 Little Words
Clues per puzzle	4	7
Tiles per puzzle	10	20
Puzzles per day	10	5
Typical solve	A minute or two	Five to ten minutes
Reset	Midnight Eastern	Midnight Eastern

Play both? We cover the longer game too — today's 7 Little Words answers are updated at the same midnight reset.

Looking for today's answers?

Open the main 4 Little Words answers page for the current day's ten puzzles. Every previous day also has its own dated archive page — use the date bar to browse.

FAQ

What were the 4 Little Words answers on August 12, 2026?

Puzzle 1 was PORCHES, HELPLESS, WOUNDED, and CABS; all ten puzzles' clues and answers from that day are in the tables above.

How do I see today's 4 Little Words answers instead?

Open the main 4 Little Words answers page — it always shows the current day's ten puzzles, updated at the midnight Eastern reset.

How many puzzles are there each day?

Ten puzzles, four clues each — 40 answers a day.

Can I still play the puzzles from that day?

The app moves on to a new set of ten each day, so an archived day is generally no longer playable there. That's why every day we cover keeps its own dated page here with the full clues and answers.

Where can I find other past 4 Little Words answers?

Every previous day has its own dated page; use the date bar or the main answers page to browse.

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