Webster's publishing partner 4 Little Words

Latest answer — September 28, 2026

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Clue explained

MERRIAM is the publishing partner in the name Merriam-Webster, the American dictionary publisher and reference brand. The clue identifies the surname paired with Webster’s.

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A Merriam-Webster dictionary showing the publisher’s name.

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Monday, September 28, 2026

Recent 4 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to “Webster's publishing partner” in 4 Little Words is MERRIAM — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 10, most recently Monday, September 28, 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.

“Webster's publishing partner” answer

The 4 Little Words answer for “Webster's publishing partner” (Monday, September 28, 2026, Puzzle 10) is:

MERRIAM·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 “Webster's publishing partner” appeared?

  • September 28, 2026 (most recent) → MERRIAM

Why the answer is MERRIAM

MERRIAM fits the clue “Webster's publishing partner” on Puzzle 10 for Monday, September 28, 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 MERRIAM 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 September 28, 2026 are:

PRE · DACI · OUS · TUC · KING · COL · CHES · TER · MER · RIAM

MERRIAM is built by combining the tiles MER · RIAM in order — 2 of the ten.

What this unlocks

Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing MERRIAM removes 2 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 September 28, 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 Monday.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Webster's publishing partner” in 4 Little Words?

The answer is MERRIAM, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 10 on Monday, September 28, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Webster's publishing partner”?

7 letters: MERRIAM.

Which tiles spell MERRIAM?

The tiles MER · RIAM combine to spell MERRIAM, drawn from Puzzle 10's bank of ten.

Can “Webster's publishing partner” 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, September 28, 2026 it was MERRIAM.

Where are the rest of the September 28, 2026 answers?

All ten puzzles for that day are on the September 28, 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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