broad expanse, as of rain 7 Little Words
Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Think of a wide, continuous layer of falling rain stretching across the sky 🌧️
More Clues
Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 4
- impossible to verify
- form a silhouette, in a way
- "bench sitter"
- "The Simpsons" dad
- where two streams meet
- broad expanse, as of rainSHE-ET
- movie poster slogans
The answer to “broad expanse, as of rain” in 7 Little Words is SHEET — a 5-letter word from Puzzle 4 on Tuesday, August 4, 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.
“broad expanse, as of rain” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “broad expanse, as of rain” (Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Puzzle 4) is:
SHEET·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 SHEET
Think of a wide, continuous layer of falling rain stretching across the sky 🌧️
How to build SHEET 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 4's tiles for August 4, 2026 are:
UNP · RO · VA · BLE · BAC · KLI · GHT · JU · DGE · HOM · ER · CON · FL · UE · NCE · SHE · ET · TAG · LIN · ES
SHEET is built by combining the tiles SHE · ET in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in SHEET 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 4's clues for August 4, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- impossible to verify — 10 letters
- form a silhouette, in a way — 9 letters
- "bench sitter" — 5 letters
- "The Simpsons" dad — 5 letters
- where two streams meet — 10 letters
- movie poster slogans — 8 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 4, 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 “broad expanse, as of rain” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is SHEET, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 4 on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “broad expanse, as of rain”?
5 letters: SHEET.
Which tiles spell SHEET?
The tiles SHE · ET combine to spell SHEET, drawn from Puzzle 4's shared tile bank.
Can “broad expanse, as of rain” 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.