spiny egg-laying mammal
7 Little Words Answer — July 21, 2026
Think of a unique creature that can be found in Australia, known for its spines and love for ants! 🦔
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Puzzle 5 tiles · 7 letters
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Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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The answer to “spiny egg-laying mammal” in 7 Little Words is ECHIDNA — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 5 on Tuesday, July 21, 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.
“spiny egg-laying mammal” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “spiny egg-laying mammal” (Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:
ECHIDNA·7 letters
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Why the answer is ECHIDNA
Think of a unique creature that can be found in Australia, known for its spines and love for ants! 🦔
How to build ECHIDNA 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 21, 2026 are:
WIC · KE · TS · MA · RVE · LLO · US · LIT · TE · RS · BU · RNT · FO · URT · EE · NER · ECHI · DNA · TOWN · SEND
ECHIDNA is built by combining the tiles ECHI · DNA in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in ECHIDNA 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 21, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- batsmen's dismissals — 7 letters
- wonderful — 10 letters
- strews rubbish around — 7 letters
- charred — 5 letters
- 7-iamb line of poetry — 10 letters
- "Charlie's Angels" agency — 8 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the July 21, 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 Tuesday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “spiny egg-laying mammal” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is ECHIDNA, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 5 on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “spiny egg-laying mammal”?
7 letters: ECHIDNA.
Which tiles spell ECHIDNA?
The tiles ECHI · DNA combine to spell ECHIDNA, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.
Can “spiny egg-laying mammal” 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.