captain of HMS Bounty 7 Little Words

Editorially verified for the Oct 14, 2026

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Portrait of naval officer William Bligh, captain of HMS Bounty.

Clue explained

Bligh is William Bligh, the British naval officer who captained HMS Bounty during the famous mutiny.

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Recent 7 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to “captain of HMS Bounty” in 7 Little Words is BLIGH — a 5-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Wednesday, October 14, 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.

“captain of HMS Bounty” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “captain of HMS Bounty” (most recently Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

BLIGH·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 “captain of HMS Bounty” appeared?

  • October 14, 2026 (most recent) → BLIGH

Why the answer is BLIGH

Think of the stern commander whose crew famously mutinied at sea. ⚓

How to build BLIGH 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 14, 2026 are:

BLI · GH · BOLS · TER · COP · RI · NCIP · AL · SIG · HT · HO · UNDS · TI · GU · AN · NAN · OT · UBES · CHAP · ATI

BLIGH is built by combining the tiles BLI · GH in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in BLIGH 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 14, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the October 14, 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 Wednesday puzzle.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “captain of HMS Bounty” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is BLIGH, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “captain of HMS Bounty”?

5 letters: BLIGH.

Which tiles spell BLIGH?

The tiles BLI · GH combine to spell BLIGH, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.

Can “captain of HMS Bounty” 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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