ancient sewer 7 Little Words
Latest answer — September 19, 2026
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Clue explained
A cloaca was an ancient sewer or drainage channel, especially the large Roman sewer known as the Cloaca Maxima. The word can also refer to a common bodily outlet in some animals, but the clue uses its sewer meaning.
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
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Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “ancient sewer” in 7 Little Words is CLOACA — a 6-letter word from Puzzle 4, most recently Saturday, September 19, 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.
“ancient sewer” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “ancient sewer” (most recently Saturday, September 19, 2026, Puzzle 4) is:
CLOACA·6 letters
You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.
When else has “ancient sewer” appeared?
- September 19, 2026 (most recent) → CLOACA
Why the answer is CLOACA
In ancient Rome, this was a channel designed to carry away waste. 🏛️
How to build CLOACA 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 September 19, 2026 are:
MO · NE · GA · SQUE · CRO · SSB · EAM · CAN · DLE · WICK · RET · UR · NS · CLOA · CA · MO · RT · IFY · BAL · DING
CLOACA is built by combining the tiles CLOA · CA in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in CLOACA 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 September 19, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- citizen of Monaco — 10 letters
- joist — 9 letters
- burning part of a taper — 10 letters
- brings back, as a rental — 7 letters
- embarrass greatly — 7 letters
- having a receding hairline — 7 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the September 19, 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 Saturday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “ancient sewer” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is CLOACA, a 6-letter word from Puzzle 4, most recently Saturday, September 19, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “ancient sewer”?
6 letters: CLOACA.
Which tiles spell CLOACA?
The tiles CLOA · CA combine to spell CLOACA, drawn from Puzzle 4's shared tile bank.
Can “ancient sewer” 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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