one short of a score 7 Little Words
Saturday, August 01, 2026
More Clues
Saturday, August 01, 2026
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
- improvements
- Pepper Potts actress
- frankness
- unable to sit still
- community of purposes
- one short of a scoreNIN-ETE-EN
- doing some basic cleaning
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 4
The answer to “one short of a score” in 7 Little Words is NINETEEN — an 8-letter word from Puzzle 2 on Saturday, August 1, 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.
“one short of a score” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “one short of a score” (Saturday, August 1, 2026, Puzzle 2) is:
NINETEEN·8 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 NINETEEN
Think of the number just before twenty. 🔢
How to build NINETEEN 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 2's tiles for August 1, 2026 are:
UPS · WIN · GS · PA · LT · ROW · CAN · DOR · JUM · PY · SOL · IDA · RI · TY · NIN · ETE · EN · DUS · TI · NG
NINETEEN is built by combining the tiles NIN · ETE · EN in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in NINETEEN 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 2's clues for August 1, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- improvements — 8 letters
- Pepper Potts actress — 7 letters
- frankness — 6 letters
- unable to sit still — 5 letters
- community of purposes — 10 letters
- doing some basic cleaning — 7 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 1, 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 Saturday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “one short of a score” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is NINETEEN, an 8-letter word from Puzzle 2 on Saturday, August 1, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “one short of a score”?
8 letters: NINETEEN.
Which tiles spell NINETEEN?
The tiles NIN · ETE · EN combine to spell NINETEEN, drawn from Puzzle 2's shared tile bank.
Can “one short of a score” 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.