ban from participation 7 Little Words

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

7 Little Words Answers Today

Clue decoded

To blackball someone is to exclude or ban that person from participation, traditionally through a secret negative vote. The answer is a verb, matching the clue’s command-like “ban.”

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Definition
A secret ballot used to decide whether someone may join a group.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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The answer to “ban from participation” in 7 Little Words is BLACKBALL — a 9-letter word from Puzzle 2 on Tuesday, August 18, 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.

“ban from participation” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “ban from participation” (Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Puzzle 2) is:

BLACKBALL·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 BLACKBALL

Think of excluding someone from a club or group through a formal vote. 🚫

How to build BLACKBALL 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 2's tiles for August 18, 2026 are:

HE · ADS · TAND · PRO · CED · URES · BL · ACK · BA · LL · MIRT · HLE · SS · CO · LL · UDED · GEST · URES · TRA · CKER

BLACKBALL is built by combining the tiles BL · ACK · BA · LL in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in BLACKBALL 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 2's clues for August 18, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 18, 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 Tuesday puzzle.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “ban from participation” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is BLACKBALL, a 9-letter word from Puzzle 2 on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “ban from participation”?

9 letters: BLACKBALL.

Which tiles spell BLACKBALL?

The tiles BL · ACK · BA · LL combine to spell BLACKBALL, drawn from Puzzle 2's shared tile bank.

Can “ban from participation” 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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