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“blows out of proportion” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “blows out of proportion” (Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:

EXAGGERATES·11 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 EXAGGERATES

Turns a small detail into a much bigger deal 🌪️

How to build EXAGGERATES 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 12, 2026 are:

SC · OR · ES · BE · NG · ALS · RU · CKUS · ES · PU · FF · ING · EXAG · GER · ATES · INV · INCI · BLE · SE · TS

EXAGGERATES is built by combining the tiles EXAG · GER · ATES in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in EXAGGERATES 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 12, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• composes a movie's music — 6 letters
• Andy Dalton's former team — 7 letters
• brouhahas — 8 letters
• panting companion, often — 7 letters
• Mark Wahlberg football flick — 10 letters
• collectors' quests — 4 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 12, 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.