lost purposely 4 Little Words

Editorially verified for the Sep 24, 2026

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A sports scene illustrating a team deliberately losing a game.

Clue explained

THROWN can describe a contest or game that was deliberately lost, as in “the team threw the game.” Its sense here is intentional failure, not physical tossing.

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Recent 4 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to “lost purposely” in 4 Little Words is THROWN — a 6-letter word from Puzzle 1, most recently Thursday, September 24, 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.

“lost purposely” answer

The 4 Little Words answer for “lost purposely” (Thursday, September 24, 2026, Puzzle 1) is:

THROWN·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 “lost purposely” appeared?

  • September 24, 2026 (most recent) → THROWN
  • August 27, 2026 → THROWN · Puzzle 2

Why the answer is THROWN

Think of a contest someone deliberately gives away. 🏳️

How to build THROWN 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 1's tiles for September 24, 2026 are:

NIGH · TMA · RISH · CROC · HE · TED · THR · OWN · LAW · NS

THROWN is built by combining the tiles THR · OWN in order — 2 of the ten.

What this unlocks

Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing THROWN removes 2 tiles from play and makes the rest of Puzzle 1 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 1's clues for September 24, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

All of the day's answers

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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 Thursday.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “lost purposely” in 4 Little Words?

The answer is THROWN, a 6-letter word from Puzzle 1 on Thursday, September 24, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “lost purposely”?

6 letters: THROWN.

Which tiles spell THROWN?

The tiles THR · OWN combine to spell THROWN, drawn from Puzzle 1's bank of ten.

Can “lost purposely” 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 Thursday, September 24, 2026 it was THROWN.

Where are the rest of the September 24, 2026 answers?

All ten puzzles for that day are on the September 24, 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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