Here are the 7 Little Words answers for Friday, July 17, 2026 — all five daily puzzles, seven clues each, with the letter count for every word. 7 Little Words is Blue Ox's daily clue-and-tile game where each answer is built from a shared tile bank, and this page keeps that day's full set on record. Take a nudge from a letter count, or reveal any answer to confirm it.

7 Little Words answers for July 17, 2026

The Puzzle 1 answers for Friday, July 17, 2026 were RAVE, BLURTED, MORTARBOARD, REFUTE, MELISSA, NORFOLK, and MUSTELINE. Every clue and answer across all five puzzles is listed above. This is an archived day — for the current puzzles, head to the main 7 Little Words answers page. A new set of five goes live every day at midnight Eastern Time.

How 7 Little Words works

Rule	Detail
Goal	Solve seven clues per puzzle by combining letter tiles into each answer.
One tile bank	Every puzzle has a bank of 2- and 3-letter tiles; each tile is used exactly once across all seven answers.
Letter counts	Each clue tells you how many letters its answer has — use that to narrow the tile combinations.
Any order	Solve the clues in any order; finishing the short ones first frees tiles for the longer words.
Five a day	Blue Ox publishes five free puzzles daily, resetting at midnight Eastern Time.

Tips for solving 7 Little Words

Start with the shortest letter counts — fewer tiles means far fewer combinations to test.
Scan the tile bank for common prefixes and suffixes (ING, TION, RE, UN, ED) and match them to a clue's letter count before guessing the whole word.
Because every tile is used exactly once, each answer you lock in removes tiles from play — solve the words you're sure of first and the rest get easier.
When two clues could take similar tiles, solve the more specific clue first so you don't strand a tile the other word needs.
Stuck on one word? Open its clue page for a letter-by-letter reveal without spoiling the other six.

What is 7 Little Words?

7 Little Words is a daily puzzle from Blue Ox Technologies. Each board gives seven clues and a bank of short tiles; you combine tiles to spell every answer, using each tile once. Five free puzzles publish daily, and every past day is archived on pages like this one.

Looking for today's answers?

Open the main 7 Little Words answers page for the current day's five puzzles. Every previous day also has its own dated archive page — use the date bar to browse.

FAQ

What were the 7 Little Words answers on July 17, 2026?

Puzzle 1 was RAVE, BLURTED, MORTARBOARD, REFUTE, MELISSA, NORFOLK, and MUSTELINE; all five puzzles' clues and answers are in the tables above.

How do I see today's 7 Little Words answers instead?

Open the main 7 Little Words answers page — it always shows the current day's five puzzles.

How many puzzles are there each day?

Five free daily puzzles, seven clues each — 35 answers a day.

Where can I find other past 7 Little Words answers?

Every previous day has its own dated page; use the date bar or the main answers page.

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