"filthy" money 7 Little Words

Latest answer — September 18, 2026

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Clue explained

LUCRE means money, especially money regarded as gained or valued in a morally questionable way. The quotation marks point to the familiar phrase “filthy lucre.”

Clue type:
Phrase or idiom
Coins and banknotes representing money associated with the phrase “filthy lucre.”

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The answer to “"filthy" money” in 7 Little Words is LUCRE — a 5-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Friday, September 18, 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.

“"filthy" money” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “"filthy" money” (most recently Friday, September 18, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:

LUCRE·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 “"filthy" money” appeared?

  • September 18, 2026 (most recent) → LUCRE

Why the answer is LUCRE

This cash is described as dirty or ill-gotten rather than clean and honest. 💰

How to build LUCRE 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 18, 2026 are:

VO · ID · ED · BES · MU · DG · ED · REG · NAL · HOG · AN · LA · TH · ED · LUC · RE · GR · OU · PI · NG

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

More clues from this puzzle

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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 Friday puzzle.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"filthy" money” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is LUCRE, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Friday, September 18, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “"filthy" money”?

5 letters: LUCRE.

Which tiles spell LUCRE?

The tiles LUC · RE combine to spell LUCRE, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.

Can “"filthy" money” 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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