walking the picket line 4 Little Words
Editorially verified for the Oct 12, 2026
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Clue explained
Workers who walk a picket line are striking—they have stopped working as part of a labor protest. “Striking” is the present participle describing that action.
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More Clues
Monday, October 12, 2026
Puzzle 2
- typist's tapping
- trick
- walking the picket lineSTRI-KING
- a touch of vertigo
Recent 4 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “walking the picket line” in 4 Little Words is STRIKING — an 8-letter word from Puzzle 2, most recently Monday, October 12, 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.
“walking the picket line” answer
The 4 Little Words answer for “walking the picket line” (Monday, October 12, 2026, Puzzle 2) is:
STRIKING·8 letters
You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.
When else has “walking the picket line” appeared?
- October 12, 2026 (most recent) → STRIKING
- August 6, 2026 → STRIKING · Puzzle 1
Why the answer is STRIKING
What workers may do together to demand better conditions 🪧
How to build STRIKING 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 2's tiles for October 12, 2026 are:
KEYS · TROK · ES · FO · OL · STRI · KING · GI · DDIN · ESS
STRIKING is built by combining the tiles STRI · KING in order — 2 of the ten.
What this unlocks
Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing STRIKING removes 2 tiles from play and makes the rest of Puzzle 2 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 2's clues for October 12, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- typist's tapping — 10 letters
- trick — 4 letters
- a touch of vertigo — 9 letters
All of the day's answers
Want every puzzle in one place? All ten sets of clues and answers for October 12, 2026 are on the October 12, 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 Monday.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “walking the picket line” in 4 Little Words?
The answer is STRIKING, an 8-letter word from Puzzle 2 on Monday, October 12, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “walking the picket line”?
8 letters: STRIKING.
Which tiles spell STRIKING?
The tiles STRI · KING combine to spell STRIKING, drawn from Puzzle 2's bank of ten.
Can “walking the picket line” 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 Monday, October 12, 2026 it was STRIKING.
Where are the rest of the October 12, 2026 answers?
All ten puzzles for that day are on the October 12, 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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