"Sunset Boulevard" star 4 Little Words
Latest answer — October 01, 2026
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Clue explained
SWANSON identifies Gloria Swanson, who played Norma Desmond in the film Sunset Boulevard. The clue’s singular “star” points to the actress’s surname.
- Clue type:
- Pop culture
More Clues
Thursday, October 01, 2026
Puzzle 7
- Ron Howard's daughter
- "Get off my lawn!" types
- useless
- "Sunset Boulevard" starSWA-NSON
Recent 4 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “Sunset Boulevard” star in 4 Little Words is SWANSON — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 7, most recently Thursday, October 1, 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.
“Sunset Boulevard” star answer
The 4 Little Words answer for “Sunset Boulevard” star (Thursday, October 1, 2026, Puzzle 7) is:
SWANSON·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 “Sunset Boulevard” star appeared?
- October 1, 2026 (most recent) → SWANSON
Why the answer is SWANSON
SWANSON fits the clue “Sunset Boulevard” star on Puzzle 7 for Thursday, October 1, 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 SWANSON 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 October 1, 2026 are:
BRY · CE · CURM · UDGE · ONS · INEF · FECT · IVE · SWA · NSON
SWANSON is built by combining the tiles SWA · NSON in order — 2 of the ten.
What this unlocks
Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing SWANSON 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 October 1, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- Ron Howard's daughter — 5 letters
- “Get off my lawn!” types — 11 letters
- useless — 11 letters
All of the day's answers
Want every puzzle in one place? All ten sets of clues and answers for October 1, 2026 are on the October 1, 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 Thursday.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Sunset Boulevard” star in 4 Little Words?
The answer is SWANSON, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 7 on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Sunset Boulevard” star?
7 letters: SWANSON.
Which tiles spell SWANSON?
The tiles SWA · NSON combine to spell SWANSON, drawn from Puzzle 7's bank of ten.
Can “Sunset Boulevard” star 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, October 1, 2026 it was SWANSON.
Where are the rest of the October 1, 2026 answers?
All ten puzzles for that day are on the October 1, 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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