7 Little Words Answers Today
Puzzle 1 Answer Today
Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
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Puzzle 2 Answer Today
Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
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Puzzle 3 Answer Today
Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
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Puzzle 4 Answer Today
Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
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Puzzle 5 Answer Today
Tuesday, August 18th, 2026
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Looking for today's 7 Little Words answers? Here's every solution for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — all five daily puzzles, seven clues each — with the letter count for every word so you can take just a nudge or reveal the whole board. 7 Little Words is Blue Ox's daily clue-and-tile game, where you build each answer from a shared bank of two- and three-letter tiles, and a single stuck clue can hold up the entire puzzle. Start with the clues below and reveal answers only when you want them.
Today's 7 Little Words answers (August 18, 2026)
Today's Puzzle 1 answers are MINERS, SLUMP, HEALTH, HAWTHORNE, ZILLIONAIRE, PAULINE, and MAELSTROM. Every clue and answer across all five puzzles is laid out above — tap any clue for a focused answer page with the tile breakdown. Answers refresh the moment the new puzzles go live. Bookmark this page so tomorrow's set is one tap away.
How 7 Little Words works
| Rule | Detail |
|---|---|
| Goal | Solve seven clues per puzzle by combining letter tiles into each answer. |
| One tile bank | Every puzzle has a bank of 2- and 3-letter tiles; each tile is used exactly once across all seven answers. |
| Letter counts | Each clue tells you how many letters its answer has — use that to narrow the tile combinations. |
| Any order | Solve the clues in any order; finishing the short ones first frees tiles for the longer words. |
| Five a day | Blue 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, the studio behind Red Herring and Monkey Wrench. Each board hands you seven clues and a grid of short tiles; you combine the tiles to spell every answer, using each tile once. Five free puzzles publish every day, which is exactly why a quick answers companion helps when one clue stalls your streak. It's free in the 7 Little Words app and on Blue Ox's site; our answers and clue pages are free too.
Past 7 Little Words answers
Every day we sync is archived by date, with all five puzzles and every clue. Use the date bar to jump to a previous day or catch up on a puzzle you missed.
FAQ
What are today's 7 Little Words answers?
For Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Puzzle 1 is MINERS, SLUMP, HEALTH, HAWTHORNE, ZILLIONAIRE, PAULINE, and MAELSTROM. All five puzzles' clues and answers are in the tables above, updated as soon as the new set goes live.
How many 7 Little Words puzzles are there each day?
Five free daily puzzles, seven clues each — 35 answers a day in total.
Can I get a hint without seeing the whole answer?
Yes — open any clue's page for a letter-by-letter reveal, so you can uncover just enough to get unstuck without spoiling the rest.
What time does 7 Little Words reset?
Every day at midnight Eastern Time. We post the new answers as soon as the puzzles go live.
Where can I play 7 Little Words?
Free in Blue Ox's 7 Little Words app and website. Our daily answers and clue pages are free as well.
Crossword Clues
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- Bean fermented to make miso
- Apple Music predecessor
- *Music, dance, drama, and the like
- + or - atomic particle
- *Squeeze-box instrument with a keyboard
- Move like a spooked horse, maybe
- More, on a music score
- "Growing Pains" actor Thicke
- *Public relations manager
- Suppressed, with "up"
- Bamboo-loving bear, or, when parsed in three parts, a feature of the answers to the starred clues
- Big name in brick phones
- List, as names during roll call
- Comic __: informal typeface
- Rating for many shows aired at 8 p.m.
- Recommended garment when using glitter glue