blow to progress
7 Little Words Answer — July 19, 2026
Sometimes you have to take a step back before moving forward! 🚧
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Puzzle 5 tiles · 7 letters
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The answer to “blow to progress” in 7 Little Words is SETBACK — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 5 on Sunday, July 19, 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.
“blow to progress” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “blow to progress” (Sunday, July 19, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:
SETBACK·7 letters
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Why the answer is SETBACK
Sometimes you have to take a step back before moving forward! 🚧
How to build SETBACK from the tiles
In 7 Little Words you don't type the answer — you assemble it from the puzzle's shared tile bank, and every tile is used exactly once across all seven answers. Puzzle 5's tiles for July 19, 2026 are:
RUC · HI · NG · KR · ALL · SE · TB · ACK · OR · IG · IN · AL · LY · STI · NG · ROA · LD · AN · KL · ET
SETBACK is built by combining the tiles SE · TB · ACK in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in SETBACK early also narrows what's left for the other six clues.
More clues from this puzzle
Stuck on another clue? Here are the rest of Puzzle 5's clues for July 19, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- pleat-making technique — 7 letters
- Canadian jazz musician Diana — 5 letters
- at first — 10 letters
- confidence trick — 5 letters
- "The BFG" writer Dahl — 5 letters
- jewellery for the lower leg — 6 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the July 19, 2026 answers page, and today's live answers are always one tap from the main 7 Little Words page.
About 7 Little Words
7 Little Words is a daily clue-and-tile puzzle from Blue Ox Technologies. Each board gives seven clues and a bank of two- and three-letter tiles; you spell every answer by combining tiles, using each tile exactly once. Five free puzzles publish every day, resetting at midnight Eastern Time. This was a Sunday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “blow to progress” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is SETBACK, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 5 on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “blow to progress”?
7 letters: SETBACK.
Which tiles spell SETBACK?
The tiles SE · TB · ACK combine to spell SETBACK, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.
Can “blow to progress” have a different 7 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.
What time does 7 Little Words reset?
Every day at midnight Eastern Time. We post each day's answers as soon as the new puzzles go live.