what you transplant 4 Little Words

Latest answer — August 27, 2026

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Clue explained

A root ball is the mass of roots and soil kept together around a plant when it is dug up for transplanting. Thus, it is what you transplant rather than the plant’s leaves or stem alone.

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Definition
A plant lifted with its roots and surrounding soil intact.

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Thursday, August 27, 2026

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The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to “what you transplant” in 4 Little Words is ROOTBALLan 8-letter word from Puzzle 7, most recently Thursday, August 27, 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.

“what you transplant” answer

The 4 Little Words answer for “what you transplant” (Thursday, August 27, 2026, Puzzle 7) is:

ROOTBALL·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 “what you transplant” appeared?

  • August 27, 2026 (most recent) → ROOTBALL

Why the answer is ROOTBALL

ROOTBALL fits the clue “what you transplant” on Puzzle 7 for Thursday, August 27, 2026. At 8 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 ROOTBALL 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 August 27, 2026 are:

PRO · FLI · GACY · ADE · PTLY · RO · OT · BALL · APPR · OACH

ROOTBALL is built by combining the tiles RO · OT · BALL in order — 3 of the ten.

What this unlocks

Because the ten tiles cover the four answers exactly, with none left over, placing ROOTBALL removes 3 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 August 27, 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 August 27, 2026 are on the August 27, 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 “what you transplant” in 4 Little Words?

The answer is ROOTBALL, an 8-letter word from Puzzle 7 on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “what you transplant”?

8 letters: ROOTBALL.

Which tiles spell ROOTBALL?

The tiles RO · OT · BALL combine to spell ROOTBALL, drawn from Puzzle 7's bank of ten.

Can “what you transplant” 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, August 27, 2026 it was ROOTBALL.

Where are the rest of the August 27, 2026 answers?

All ten puzzles for that day are on the August 27, 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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