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“Alex Haley novel” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “Alex Haley novel” (most recently Tuesday, August 11, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

ROOTS·5 letters

You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.

When else has “Alex Haley novel” appeared?

• August 11, 2026 (most recent) → ROOTS

Why the answer is ROOTS

This groundbreaking family saga traces generations of an African American family from slavery to the present day. 📚

How to build ROOTS 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 5's tiles for August 11, 2026 are:

ROO · TS · ENT · HR · AL · LI · NG · BU · RST · ING · JO · KER · LE · ONA · BR · IS · TOL · DEP · OSA · BLE

ROOTS is built by combining the tiles ROO · TS in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in ROOTS 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 5's clues for August 11, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• captivating — 11 letters
• breaking open — 8 letters
• Batman nemesis — 5 letters
• hotelier Helmsley — 5 letters
• city of western England — 7 letters
• like a litigant — 9 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 11, 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.