Nobel-winning novelist Lewis 7 Little Words
Thursday, August 06, 2026
Think of the American novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930. 📚
More Clues
Thursday, August 06, 2026
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
- top-10 songs
- common pear variety
- compelled sled dogs
- variance from circular
- Nobel-winning novelist LewisSIN-CLA-IR
- actress Sarah Michelle
- David Gates' band
Puzzle 4
The answer to “Nobel-winning novelist Lewis” in 7 Little Words is SINCLAIR — an 8-letter word from Puzzle 3 on Thursday, August 6, 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.
“Nobel-winning novelist Lewis” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “Nobel-winning novelist Lewis” (Thursday, August 6, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:
SINCLAIR·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 SINCLAIR
Think of the American novelist who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930. 📚
How to build SINCLAIR 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 6, 2026 are:
HI · TS · BA · RT · LE · TT · MUS · HED · ELL · IP · TIC · ITY · SIN · CLA · IR · GE · LL · AR · BR · EAD
SINCLAIR is built by combining the tiles SIN · CLA · IR in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in SINCLAIR 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 6, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- top-10 songs — 4 letters
- common pear variety — 8 letters
- compelled sled dogs — 6 letters
- variance from circular — 11 letters
- actress Sarah Michelle — 6 letters
- David Gates' band — 5 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 6, 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 “Nobel-winning novelist Lewis” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is SINCLAIR, an 8-letter word from Puzzle 3 on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Nobel-winning novelist Lewis”?
8 letters: SINCLAIR.
Which tiles spell SINCLAIR?
The tiles SIN · CLA · IR combine to spell SINCLAIR, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.
Can “Nobel-winning novelist Lewis” 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.