criticizes harshly 7 Little Words

Latest answer — August 27, 2026

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Clue explained

CENSURES means criticizes or condemns severely. The plural-looking ending is the third-person singular verb form, as in “the committee censures the official.”

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A formal meeting in which an official is publicly criticized.

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The answer to “criticizes harshly” in 7 Little Words is CENSURES — an 8-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Thursday, August 27, 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.

“criticizes harshly” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “criticizes harshly” (most recently Thursday, August 27, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

CENSURES·8 letters

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When else has “criticizes harshly” appeared?

  • August 27, 2026 (most recent) → CENSURES

Why the answer is CENSURES

A harsh reviewer does this when a performance falls far short of expectations. 🎭

How to build CENSURES 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 27, 2026 are:

QUA · DR · ATE · PAR · ACH · UTE · TY · PO · TE · RMI · NOL · OGY · CE · NSU · RES · HIN · DUS · TAN · TOO · LED

CENSURES is built by combining the tiles CE · NSU · RES in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in CENSURES early also narrows what's left for the other six clues.

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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 Thursday puzzle.

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What is the answer to “criticizes harshly” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is CENSURES, an 8-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Thursday, August 27, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “criticizes harshly”?

8 letters: CENSURES.

Which tiles spell CENSURES?

The tiles CE · NSU · RES combine to spell CENSURES, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.

Can “criticizes harshly” 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.

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