British vet & author James 7 Little Words
Latest answer — August 30, 2026
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Clue explained
HERRIOT identifies James Herriot, the pen name of British veterinary surgeon and author James Alfred Wight. He is best known for books about his veterinary practice and life in the Yorkshire Dales.
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Sunday, August 30, 2026
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 3
- more discerning
- landscaped roads
- with wisdom
- regularity
- amaze and bewilder
- British vet & author JamesHER-RI-OT
- another person
Puzzle 4
Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “British vet & author James” in 7 Little Words is HERRIOT — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Sunday, August 30, 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.
“British vet & author James” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “British vet & author James” (most recently Sunday, August 30, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:
HERRIOT·7 letters
You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.
When else has “British vet & author James” appeared?
- August 30, 2026 (most recent) → HERRIOT
Why the answer is HERRIOT
Think of the beloved country veterinarian who turned his Yorkshire experiences into bestselling stories. 🐾
How to build HERRIOT 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 August 30, 2026 are:
PIC · KI · ER · BOUL · EV · AR · DS · SA · GELY · UNI · FOR · MITY · CONF · OUND · HER · RI · OT · FEL · LOWM · AN
HERRIOT is built by combining the tiles HER · RI · OT in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in HERRIOT 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 August 30, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- more discerning — 7 letters
- landscaped roads — 10 letters
- with wisdom — 6 letters
- regularity — 10 letters
- amaze and bewilder — 8 letters
- another person — 9 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 30, 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 Sunday puzzle.
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What is the answer to “British vet & author James” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is HERRIOT, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Sunday, August 30, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “British vet & author James”?
7 letters: HERRIOT.
Which tiles spell HERRIOT?
The tiles HER · RI · OT combine to spell HERRIOT, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.
Can “British vet & author James” 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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