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“makes repairs to” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “makes repairs to” (Monday, August 17, 2026, Puzzle 4) is:

FIXES·5 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 FIXES

Patches up a leaky bike or mends what’s broken 🔧

How to build FIXES 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 17, 2026 are:

FIX · ES · WHI · TE · NE · SS · PIV · OT · ING · WA · IST · FA · UL · TS · CO · OP · ERS · TY · COO · NS

FIXES is built by combining the tiles FIX · ES in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in FIXES 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 17, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• what bleach enhances — 9 letters
• turning on one foot — 8 letters
• cumberbund location — 5 letters
• shortcomings — 6 letters
• barrel makers — 7 letters
• powerful businessmen — 7 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 17, 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 Monday puzzle.