beating with a serve 7 Little Words
Latest answer — August 20, 2026
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Clue explained
Acing means beating or outperforming someone. The clue adds a tennis sense: an ace is a serve that the opponent cannot return, so a player can be “acing” an opponent with a serve.
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- Pun or wordplay
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Thursday, August 20, 2026
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Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “beating with a serve” in 7 Little Words is ACING — a 5-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Thursday, August 20, 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.
“beating with a serve” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “beating with a serve” (most recently Thursday, August 20, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:
ACING·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 “beating with a serve” appeared?
- August 20, 2026 (most recent) → ACING
Why the answer is ACING
In tennis, this means winning a point with an unreturnable serve 🎾
How to build ACING 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 20, 2026 are:
FRE · NC · HWO · MAN · DI · SCO · MF · ORT · SPA · TC · HCO · CK · SHAM · BLES · PO · MONA · PARV · ENUE · ACI · NG
ACING is built by combining the tiles ACI · NG in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in ACING 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 20, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- lady from Lyon, perhaps — 11 letters
- chafing, perhaps — 10 letters
- prepare bird for the BBQ — 10 letters
- debacle — 8 letters
- suburb of Los Angeles — 6 letters
- she lacks needed refinement — 8 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 20, 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.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “beating with a serve” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is ACING, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Thursday, August 20, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “beating with a serve”?
5 letters: ACING.
Which tiles spell ACING?
The tiles ACI · NG combine to spell ACING, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.
Can “beating with a serve” 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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