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“at the ready” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “at the ready” (most recently Thursday, September 17, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:

POISED·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 “at the ready” appeared?

• September 17, 2026 (most recent) → POISED

Why the answer is POISED

Calmly prepared to act at a moment’s notice 🧘

How to build POISED 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 3's tiles for September 17, 2026 are:

NIC · ETY · FIE · NDS · AS · HE · OZ · ON · OS · PHE · RE · CO · LUM · BUS · EN · VI · AB · LY · POI · SED

POISED is built by combining the tiles POI · SED in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in POISED 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 3's clues for September 17, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• fine distinction — 6 letters
• barbarians — 6 letters
• tennis Hall of Famer Arthur — 4 letters
• upper atmospheric layer — 11 letters
• Ohio State's location — 8 letters
• desirably — 8 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the September 17, 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 Thursday puzzle.