acted like wool in the dryer 7 Little Words
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
More Clues
Wednesday, August 05, 2026
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
- salad bar veggies
- providing with water
- box material
- singing Apple
- acted like wool in the dryerSHR-UNK
- stiffened, like collars
- over-knight mail
Puzzle 4
The answer to “acted like wool in the dryer” in 7 Little Words is SHRUNK — a 6-letter word from Puzzle 3 on Wednesday, August 5, 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.
“acted like wool in the dryer” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “acted like wool in the dryer” (Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:
SHRUNK·6 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 SHRUNK
Got smaller after too much heat and tumbling 🧺
How to build SHRUNK 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 3's tiles for August 5, 2026 are:
CU · CU · MBE · RS · IRR · IGA · TI · NG · CAR · DBO · ARD · FI · ONA · SHR · UNK · STA · RC · HED · CH · AIN
SHRUNK is built by combining the tiles SHR · UNK in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in SHRUNK 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 3's clues for August 5, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- salad bar veggies — 9 letters
- providing with water — 10 letters
- box material — 9 letters
- singing Apple — 5 letters
- stiffened, like collars — 8 letters
- over-knight mail — 5 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 5, 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 Wednesday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “acted like wool in the dryer” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is SHRUNK, a 6-letter word from Puzzle 3 on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “acted like wool in the dryer”?
6 letters: SHRUNK.
Which tiles spell SHRUNK?
The tiles SHR · UNK combine to spell SHRUNK, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.
Can “acted like wool in the dryer” 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.