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Thursday, August 13, 2026

7 Little Words Answers Today

Clue decoded

Knights are the horse-and-rider pieces in chess, which move in an L-shaped pattern. The plural clue calls for more than one of these pieces.

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Definition
Horse-shaped knight pieces positioned on a chessboard.

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The answer to “chess pieces” in 7 Little Words is KNIGHTS — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 3 on Thursday, August 13, 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.

“chess pieces” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “chess pieces” (Thursday, August 13, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:

KNIGHTS·7 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 KNIGHTS

These chessmen are the horse-shaped jumpers that can leap over other pieces 🐴

How to build KNIGHTS 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 13, 2026 are:

STUR · DI · LY · KE · TCH · GAL · VA · NIZ · ED · SYN · CHRO · NIZE · SWA · GG · ER · APP · ORTI · ONED · KNIG · HTS

KNIGHTS is built by combining the tiles KNIG · HTS in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in KNIGHTS 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 13, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 13, 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 “chess pieces” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is KNIGHTS, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 3 on Thursday, August 13, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “chess pieces”?

7 letters: KNIGHTS.

Which tiles spell KNIGHTS?

The tiles KNIG · HTS combine to spell KNIGHTS, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.

Can “chess pieces” 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.

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