come to an impasse 7 Little Words

“come to an impasse” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “come to an impasse” (most recently Sunday, September 20, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:

DEADLOCK·8 letters

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

When else has “come to an impasse” appeared?

• September 20, 2026 (most recent) → DEADLOCK

Why the answer is DEADLOCK

Reach a standstill where neither side can make progress 🛑

How to build DEADLOCK 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 September 20, 2026 are:

DE · ADL · OCK · GO · GG · LES · SH · OCK · ER · DEL · VES · CIR · CUL · ATE · ENT · ERTA · INS · ANE · CDO · TES

DEADLOCK is built by combining the tiles DE · ADL · OCK in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in DEADLOCK 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 September 20, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• tanning bed protection — 7 letters
• bombshell — 7 letters
• investigates, with "into" — 6 letters
• mingle — 9 letters
• acts as a host — 10 letters
• interesting tales — 9 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the September 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 Sunday puzzle.