dunk over, in hoops slang 7 Little Words

Latest answer — September 25, 2026

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Clue explained

In basketball slang, to posterize someone is to dunk over or on top of them so spectacularly that the play seems worthy of appearing on a poster. The word is figurative rather than a literal reference to printing a poster.

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Definition
A basketball player completing a powerful dunk over a defending player.

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The answer to “dunk over, in hoops slang” in 7 Little Words is POSTERIZE — a 9-letter word from Puzzle 4, most recently Friday, September 25, 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.

“dunk over, in hoops slang” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “dunk over, in hoops slang” (most recently Friday, September 25, 2026, Puzzle 4) is:

POSTERIZE·9 letters

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When else has “dunk over, in hoops slang” appeared?

  • September 25, 2026 (most recent) → POSTERIZE

Why the answer is POSTERIZE

Think of a thunderous dunk over a defender that belongs on a highlight reel. 🏀

How to build POSTERIZE 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 4's tiles for September 25, 2026 are:

EP · ILA · TION · ETH · NIC · AL · LY · GU · ZM · AN · SYCO · PH · ANCY · FRI · ZZ · EJEC · TION · POS · TERI · ZE

POSTERIZE is built by combining the tiles POS · TERI · ZE in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in POSTERIZE early also narrows what's left for the other six clues.

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What is the answer to “dunk over, in hoops slang” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is POSTERIZE, a 9-letter word from Puzzle 4, most recently Friday, September 25, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “dunk over, in hoops slang”?

9 letters: POSTERIZE.

Which tiles spell POSTERIZE?

The tiles POS · TERI · ZE combine to spell POSTERIZE, drawn from Puzzle 4's shared tile bank.

Can “dunk over, in hoops slang” 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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