coming back with a zinger 7 Little Words
Latest answer — August 22, 2026
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Clue decoded
Retorting means replying sharply or wittily, often with a pointed comeback. The -ing form matches “coming back,” while “with a zinger” supplies the clever or cutting quality of the reply.
- Clue type:
- Phrase or idiom
More Clues
Saturday, August 22, 2026
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Puzzle 5
- resembling a goat
- Richie Rich's butler
- what's left
- like lots of cars
- singer Stephanie "Stevie"
- good-natured
- coming back with a zingerRET-ORT-ING
Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “coming back with a zinger” in 7 Little Words is RETORTING — a 9-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Saturday, August 22, 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.
“coming back with a zinger” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “coming back with a zinger” (most recently Saturday, August 22, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:
RETORTING·9 letters
You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.
When else has “coming back with a zinger” appeared?
- August 22, 2026 (most recent) → RETORTING
Why the answer is RETORTING
This means firing back with a clever, cutting reply. 😏
How to build RETORTING 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 22, 2026 are:
HI · RCI · NE · CAD · BU · RY · RE · SID · UUM · PA · RK · ED · NIC · KS · LI · KAB · LE · RET · ORT · ING
RETORTING is built by combining the tiles RET · ORT · ING in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in RETORTING 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 22, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- resembling a goat — 7 letters
- Richie Rich's butler — 7 letters
- what's left — 8 letters
- like lots of cars — 6 letters
- singer Stephanie "Stevie" — 5 letters
- good-natured — 7 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 22, 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 Saturday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “coming back with a zinger” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is RETORTING, a 9-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Saturday, August 22, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “coming back with a zinger”?
9 letters: RETORTING.
Which tiles spell RETORTING?
The tiles RET · ORT · ING combine to spell RETORTING, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.
Can “coming back with a zinger” 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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