excuse for a goldbrick 4 Little Words

Latest answer — September 27, 2026

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Clue explained

A cop-out is an excuse or evasive explanation, fitting something a goldbrick—someone who avoids work—might give. The answer is normally written with a hyphen: “cop-out.”

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Definition
An office worker appearing to avoid assigned work while offering an excuse

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Sunday, September 27, 2026

Recent 4 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to “excuse for a goldbrick” in 4 Little Words is COPOUTa 6-letter word from Puzzle 7, most recently Sunday, September 27, 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.

“excuse for a goldbrick” answer

The 4 Little Words answer for “excuse for a goldbrick” (Sunday, September 27, 2026, Puzzle 7) is:

COPOUT·6 letters

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

When else has “excuse for a goldbrick” appeared?

  • September 27, 2026 (most recent) → COPOUT

Why the answer is COPOUT

COPOUT fits the clue “excuse for a goldbrick” on Puzzle 7 for Sunday, September 27, 2026. At 6 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 COPOUT 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 7's tiles for September 27, 2026 are:

RENO · VAT · IONS · COP · OUT · DR · AGL · INE · SEI · ZURE

COPOUT is built by combining the tiles COP · OUT in order — 2 of the ten.

What this unlocks

Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing COPOUT removes 2 tiles from play and makes the rest of Puzzle 7 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 7's clues for September 27, 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 September 27, 2026 are on the September 27, 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 Sunday.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “excuse for a goldbrick” in 4 Little Words?

The answer is COPOUT, a 6-letter word from Puzzle 7 on Sunday, September 27, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “excuse for a goldbrick”?

6 letters: COPOUT.

Which tiles spell COPOUT?

The tiles COP · OUT combine to spell COPOUT, drawn from Puzzle 7's bank of ten.

Can “excuse for a goldbrick” 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 Sunday, September 27, 2026 it was COPOUT.

Where are the rest of the September 27, 2026 answers?

All ten puzzles for that day are on the September 27, 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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