Oscar's 2019 Best Actor Rami 4 Little Words

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Clue decoded

MALEK is the surname of Rami Malek, who won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Pop culture
Rami Malek attending the 2019 Academy Awards.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

The answer to “Oscar's 2019 Best Actor Rami” in 4 Little Words is MALEKa 5-letter word from Puzzle 10 on Wednesday, August 19, 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.

“Oscar's 2019 Best Actor Rami” answer

The 4 Little Words answer for “Oscar's 2019 Best Actor Rami” (Wednesday, August 19, 2026, Puzzle 10) is:

MALEK·5 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 MALEK

MALEK fits the clue “Oscar's 2019 Best Actor Rami” on Puzzle 10 for Wednesday, August 19, 2026. At 5 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 MALEK 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 19, 2026 are:

SA · TOS · HI · MAL · EK · COG · NAT · ION · SHI · ELD

MALEK is built by combining the tiles MAL · EK in order — 2 of the ten.

What this unlocks

Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing MALEK removes 2 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 19, 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 19, 2026 are on the August 19, 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 Wednesday.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Oscar's 2019 Best Actor Rami” in 4 Little Words?

The answer is MALEK, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 10 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Oscar's 2019 Best Actor Rami”?

5 letters: MALEK.

Which tiles spell MALEK?

The tiles MAL · EK combine to spell MALEK, drawn from Puzzle 10's bank of ten.

Can “Oscar's 2019 Best Actor Rami” 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 Wednesday, August 19, 2026 it was MALEK.

Where are the rest of the August 19, 2026 answers?

All ten puzzles for that day are on the August 19, 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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