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“tauten anew” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “tauten anew” (Friday, August 14, 2026, Puzzle 4) is:

RETIGHTEN·9 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 RETIGHTEN

Make something loose firm again, like a shoelace or rope. 🪢

How to build RETIGHTEN 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 14, 2026 are:

RO · TT · EN · DA · GGE · RS · SL · AYS · TU · RB · ID · PA · RKI · NG · ROS · IN · RE · TI · GH · TEN

RETIGHTEN is built by combining the tiles RE · TI · GH · TEN in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in RETIGHTEN 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 14, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• corrupt — 6 letters
• certain reference marks — 7 letters
• really amuses — 5 letters
• cloudy, as water — 6 letters
• using a lot — 7 letters
• it helps a pitcher's grip — 5 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 14, 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 Friday puzzle.