turned to stone 4 Little Words

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Clue decoded

PETRIFIED means turned into stone, as in wood or another organic material preserved through mineral replacement. It can also mean extremely frightened, but the clue points to the literal geological sense.

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Definition
Piece of petrified wood showing wood grain preserved in stone

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Saturday, August 15, 2026

The answer to “turned to stone” in 4 Little Words is PETRIFIEDa 9-letter word from Puzzle 10 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.

“turned to stone” answer

The 4 Little Words answer for “turned to stone” (Saturday, August 15, 2026, Puzzle 10) is:

PETRIFIED·9 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 PETRIFIED

PETRIFIED fits the clue “turned to stone” on Puzzle 10 for Saturday, August 15, 2026. At 9 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 PETRIFIED 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 10's tiles for August 15, 2026 are:

PRAE · TOR · PE · TRIF · IED · CER · TAIN · LY · SHI · NANO

PETRIFIED is built by combining the tiles PE · TRIF · IED in order — 3 of the ten.

What this unlocks

Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing PETRIFIED removes 3 tiles from play and makes the rest of Puzzle 10 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 10'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 “turned to stone” in 4 Little Words?

The answer is PETRIFIED, a 9-letter word from Puzzle 10 on Saturday, August 15, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “turned to stone”?

9 letters: PETRIFIED.

Which tiles spell PETRIFIED?

The tiles PE · TRIF · IED combine to spell PETRIFIED, drawn from Puzzle 10's bank of ten.

Can “turned to stone” 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 PETRIFIED.

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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