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“base to build upon” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “base to build upon” (most recently Monday, October 5, 2026, Puzzle 1) is:

FOUNDATION·10 letters

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

When else has “base to build upon” appeared?

• October 5, 2026 (most recent) → FOUNDATION

Why the answer is FOUNDATION

A sturdy first layer gives everything above it something to rely on. 🧱

How to build FOUNDATION 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 1's tiles for October 5, 2026 are:

FOUN · DA · TION · GROO · VED · OVE · RLO · OK · ING · HU · NT · ER · TRA · NS · OM · ADIR · ONDA · CKS · FLO · WN

FOUNDATION is built by combining the tiles FOUN · DA · TION in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in FOUNDATION 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 1's clues for October 5, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• like a vinyl LP's surface — 7 letters
• taking in a panoramic view — 11 letters
• 1994 Oscar winner Holly — 6 letters
• high window — 7 letters
• New York range — 11 letters
• left the coop, perhaps — 5 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the October 5, 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 Monday puzzle.