Puzzle 1 Answer

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026

writer Nathaniel
HA-WT-HO-RNE9
extremely fat cat
ZIL-LIO-NAI-RE11
vortex
MAE-LST-ROM9

Letter tiles

MINERSSLUMPHEALTHHAWTHORNEZILLIONAIREPAULINEMAELSTROM

Puzzle 2 Answer

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026

acrobatic feat
HE-ADS-TAND9
standard methods
PRO-CED-URES10
having no joy
MIRT-HLE-SS9
worked together
CO-LL-UDED8

Letter tiles

HEADSTANDPROCEDURESBLACKBALLMIRTHLESSCOLLUDEDGESTURESTRACKER

Puzzle 3 Answer

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026

La Paz residents
BO-LI-VI-ANS9
lack of thankfulness
INGR-ATIT-UDE11
speculative
NOTI-ONAL8
educational course
CUR-RI-CU-LUM10
shuffling around
POT-TE-RING9

Letter tiles

BOLIVIANSINGRATITUDENOTIONALFORGECURRICULUMNOBODYPOTTERING

Puzzle 4 Answer

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026

fearful
TIM-OR-OUS8
circular
RI-NG-LI-KE8

Letter tiles

WHINYCRISPEDITINGSHETLANDTIMOROUSBOOSTERRINGLIKE

Puzzle 5 Answer

Tuesday, August 18th, 2026

overhauled
RE-VA-MP-ED8

Letter tiles

SIMPLYSUBARCTICPALATESPRIGIRIDIUMREVAMPEDTAMWORTH

Here are the 7 Little Words answers for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — all five daily puzzles, seven clues each, with the letter count for every word. 7 Little Words is Blue Ox's daily clue-and-tile game where each answer is built from a shared tile bank, and this page keeps that day's full set on record. Take a nudge from a letter count, or reveal any answer to confirm it.

7 Little Words answers for August 18, 2026

The Puzzle 1 answers for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 were MINERS, SLUMP, HEALTH, HAWTHORNE, ZILLIONAIRE, PAULINE, and MAELSTROM. Every clue and answer across all five puzzles is listed above. This is an archived day — for the current puzzles, head to the main 7 Little Words answers page. A new set of five goes live every day at midnight Eastern Time.

How 7 Little Words works

RuleDetail
GoalSolve seven clues per puzzle by combining letter tiles into each answer.
One tile bankEvery puzzle has a bank of 2- and 3-letter tiles; each tile is used exactly once across all seven answers.
Letter countsEach clue tells you how many letters its answer has — use that to narrow the tile combinations.
Any orderSolve the clues in any order; finishing the short ones first frees tiles for the longer words.
Five a dayBlue Ox publishes five free puzzles daily, resetting at midnight Eastern Time.

Tips for solving 7 Little Words

  • Start with the shortest letter counts — fewer tiles means far fewer combinations to test.
  • Scan the tile bank for common prefixes and suffixes (ING, TION, RE, UN, ED) and match them to a clue's letter count before guessing the whole word.
  • Because every tile is used exactly once, each answer you lock in removes tiles from play — solve the words you're sure of first and the rest get easier.
  • When two clues could take similar tiles, solve the more specific clue first so you don't strand a tile the other word needs.
  • Stuck on one word? Open its clue page for a letter-by-letter reveal without spoiling the other six.

What is 7 Little Words?

7 Little Words is a daily puzzle from Blue Ox Technologies. Each board gives seven clues and a bank of short tiles; you combine tiles to spell every answer, using each tile once. Five free puzzles publish daily, and every past day is archived on pages like this one.

Looking for today's answers?

Open the main 7 Little Words answers page for the current day's five puzzles. Every previous day also has its own dated archive page — use the date bar to browse.

FAQ

What were the 7 Little Words answers on August 18, 2026?

Puzzle 1 was MINERS, SLUMP, HEALTH, HAWTHORNE, ZILLIONAIRE, PAULINE, and MAELSTROM; all five puzzles' clues and answers are in the tables above.

How do I see today's 7 Little Words answers instead?

Open the main 7 Little Words answers page — it always shows the current day's five puzzles.

How many puzzles are there each day?

Five free daily puzzles, seven clues each — 35 answers a day.

Where can I find other past 7 Little Words answers?

Every previous day has its own dated page; use the date bar or the main answers page.

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