The Miracles singer Smokey 4 Little Words

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Clue decoded

Robinson is the surname of Smokey Robinson, the celebrated singer associated with The Miracles. The clue uses his familiar first-name-and-surname identification in reverse, giving the missing surname.

Clue type:
Pop culture
Smokey Robinson performing onstage

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Saturday, August 15, 2026

The answer to “The Miracles singer Smokey” in 4 Little Words is ROBINSONan 8-letter word from Puzzle 5 on Saturday, August 15, 2026. If this is the one clue standing between you and a finished board, that's the word you need — and below you'll find why it fits, how to build it from that puzzle's tiles, and links to the day's other clues if more than one is giving you trouble.

“The Miracles singer Smokey” answer

The 4 Little Words answer for “The Miracles singer Smokey” (Saturday, August 15, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

ROBINSON·8 letters

You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.

Why the answer is ROBINSON

ROBINSON fits the clue “The Miracles singer Smokey” on Puzzle 5 for Saturday, August 15, 2026. At 8 letters, it's one of the words you assemble from that puzzle's bank of ten tiles — and locking it in early clears tiles for the other three clues.

How to build ROBINSON from the tiles

In 4 Little Words you don't type the answer — you assemble it from the puzzle's bank of ten tiles, each two to four letters long, and every tile is used exactly once across the four answers. Puzzle 5's tiles for August 15, 2026 are:

RO · BI · NS · ON · COCK · LES · BAT · TER · AIRL · INES

ROBINSON is built by combining the tiles RO · BI · NS · ON in order — 4 of the ten.

What this unlocks

Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing ROBINSON removes 4 tiles from play and makes the rest of Puzzle 5 measurably easier. If this was your third answer, the tiles still sitting on the board are the fourth word — you can often assemble it without working out the clue at all.

More clues from this puzzle

Stuck on another clue? Here are the rest of Puzzle 5's clues for August 15, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

All of the day's answers

Want every puzzle in one place? All ten sets of clues and answers for August 15, 2026 are on the August 15, 2026 answers page, and today's live puzzles are always one tap away on the main 4 Little Words answers page.

About 4 Little Words

4 Little Words is a daily clue-and-tile puzzle from Blue Ox Family Games, the studio behind 7 Little Words. Each board gives four clues and ten letter tiles; you spell every answer by combining tiles, using each tile exactly once, so a finished puzzle leaves nothing behind. Ten puzzles publish every day — edited by Joe Jordan — and reset at midnight Eastern Time. This one ran on a Saturday.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “The Miracles singer Smokey” in 4 Little Words?

The answer is ROBINSON, an 8-letter word from Puzzle 5 on Saturday, August 15, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “The Miracles singer Smokey”?

8 letters: ROBINSON.

Which tiles spell ROBINSON?

The tiles RO · BI · NS · ON combine to spell ROBINSON, drawn from Puzzle 5's bank of ten.

Can “The Miracles singer Smokey” have a different 4 Little Words answer?

Blue Ox can reuse a clue on another date, and the tile bank differs each day, so the answer that fits can change. On Saturday, August 15, 2026 it was ROBINSON.

Where are the rest of the August 15, 2026 answers?

All ten puzzles for that day are on the August 15, 2026 answers page, and the main 4 Little Words page always shows today's live set.

What time does 4 Little Words reset?

Every day at midnight Eastern Time, when a fresh set of ten puzzles goes live. We post each day's answers as soon as they appear.

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