median plane of the body 4 Little Words

Editorially verified for the Oct 17, 2026

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An anatomy illustration showing the plane that divides the body into left and right sides.

Clue explained

MIDLINE is the body’s median plane: an imaginary line or plane running down the center and dividing the body into left and right sides. Here, “median” refers to that central division, not an average.

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Recent 4 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to “median plane of the body” in 4 Little Words is MIDLINE — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 10, most recently Saturday, October 17, 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.

“median plane of the body” answer

The 4 Little Words answer for “median plane of the body” (Saturday, October 17, 2026, Puzzle 10) is:

MIDLINE·7 letters

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

When else has “median plane of the body” appeared?

  • October 17, 2026 (most recent) → MIDLINE

Why the answer is MIDLINE

MIDLINE fits the clue “median plane of the body” on Puzzle 10 for Saturday, October 17, 2026. At 7 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 MIDLINE 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 October 17, 2026 are:

MI · DL · INE · CLA · NKS · ZUR · ICH · CA · FT · AN

MIDLINE is built by combining the tiles MI · DL · INE in order — 3 of the ten.

What this unlocks

Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing MIDLINE 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 October 17, 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 October 17, 2026 are on the October 17, 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 “median plane of the body” in 4 Little Words?

The answer is MIDLINE, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 10 on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “median plane of the body”?

7 letters: MIDLINE.

Which tiles spell MIDLINE?

The tiles MI · DL · INE combine to spell MIDLINE, drawn from Puzzle 10's bank of ten.

Can “median plane of the body” 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, October 17, 2026 it was MIDLINE.

Where are the rest of the October 17, 2026 answers?

All ten puzzles for that day are on the October 17, 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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