shelter for Scottish hikers 7 Little Words
Thursday, July 30, 2026
A simple mountain refuge for walkers in the Highlands 🏔️
More Clues
Thursday, July 30, 2026
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Puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
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Puzzle 5
- flirty quality
- Skylarks and Rivieras
- shelter for Scottish hikersBO-THY
- arrogance
- big rock
- "Take Five" composer
- completing
The answer to “shelter for Scottish hikers” in 7 Little Words is BOTHY — a 5-letter word from Puzzle 5 on Thursday, July 30, 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.
“shelter for Scottish hikers” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “shelter for Scottish hikers” (Thursday, July 30, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:
BOTHY·5 letters
You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.
Why the answer is BOTHY
A simple mountain refuge for walkers in the Highlands 🏔️
How to build BOTHY 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 30, 2026 are:
CO · YNE · SS · BU · IC · KS · BO · THY · HAU · TE · UR · BOU · LD · ER · DES · MO · ND · FIN · ISH · ING
BOTHY is built by combining the tiles BO · THY in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in BOTHY 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 30, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- flirty quality — 7 letters
- Skylarks and Rivieras — 6 letters
- arrogance — 7 letters
- big rock — 7 letters
- "Take Five" composer — 7 letters
- completing — 9 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the July 30, 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 Thursday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “shelter for Scottish hikers” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is BOTHY, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 5 on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “shelter for Scottish hikers”?
5 letters: BOTHY.
Which tiles spell BOTHY?
The tiles BO · THY combine to spell BOTHY, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.
Can “shelter for Scottish hikers” 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.