false pretense 7 Little Words

“false pretense” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “false pretense” (most recently Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Puzzle 1) is:

GUISE·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 “false pretense” appeared?

• August 4, 2026 (most recent) → GUISE

Why the answer is GUISE

A deceptive outward appearance can serve as a mask for the truth. 🎭

How to build GUISE 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 1's tiles for August 4, 2026 are:

ANG · RI · LY · PH · ON · ING · EX · HA · LES · DA · NI · EL · BU · DAP · EST · GU · ISE · STO · MP · ING

GUISE is built by combining the tiles GU · ISE in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in GUISE 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 1's clues for August 4, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• in a furious way — 7 letters
• reaching by cell — 7 letters
• breathes out — 7 letters
• "Knives Out" star Craig — 6 letters
• Hungary's capital — 8 letters
• "putting your foot down" — 8 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 4, 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 Tuesday puzzle.