Buddy Holly's genre 7 Little Words
Latest answer — October 11, 2026
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Clue explained
Buddy Holly is closely associated with rockabilly, a style that blends country music with early rock and roll. The clue asks for his musical genre, not the name of one of his songs.
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- Buddy Holly's genreROC-KAB-IL-LY
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- haziness
- fighting fish
- strong coffee shop order
- number with 18 zeroes
Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “Buddy Holly's genre” in 7 Little Words is ROCKABILLY — a 10-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Sunday, October 11, 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.
“Buddy Holly's genre” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “Buddy Holly's genre” (most recently Sunday, October 11, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:
ROCKABILLY·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 “Buddy Holly's genre” appeared?
- October 11, 2026 (most recent) → ROCKABILLY
Why the answer is ROCKABILLY
Think of the lively blend of early rock ’n’ roll and country that Buddy Holly helped popularize. 🎸
How to build ROCKABILLY 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 October 11, 2026 are:
ROC · KAB · IL · LY · HU · LA · AN · GIE · FOG · GIN · ESS · BE · TTA · ESP · RES · SO · QUI · NTI · LLI · ON
ROCKABILLY is built by combining the tiles ROC · KAB · IL · LY in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in ROCKABILLY 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 October 11, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- Hawaiian dance — 4 letters
- model & actress Harmon — 5 letters
- haziness — 9 letters
- fighting fish — 5 letters
- strong coffee shop order — 8 letters
- number with 18 zeroes — 11 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the October 11, 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.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Buddy Holly's genre” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is ROCKABILLY, a 10-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Sunday, October 11, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Buddy Holly's genre”?
10 letters: ROCKABILLY.
Which tiles spell ROCKABILLY?
The tiles ROC · KAB · IL · LY combine to spell ROCKABILLY, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.
Can “Buddy Holly's genre” 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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