flourish of a pen 7 Little Words
Latest answer — August 30, 2026
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Clue explained
A stroke can be a single sweeping movement of a pen that creates a flourish or mark. The themed compound “masterstroke” means an especially skillful or brilliant move.
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Sunday, August 30, 2026
Puzzle 1
- place for the night
- exchange
- detailed scheme
- constructor
- rank above corporal
- seafarer
- flourish of a penST-RO-KE
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 4
Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “flourish of a pen” in 7 Little Words is STROKE — a 6-letter word from Puzzle 1, most recently Sunday, August 30, 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.
“flourish of a pen” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “flourish of a pen” (most recently Sunday, August 30, 2026, Puzzle 1) is:
STROKE·6 letters
You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.
When else has “flourish of a pen” appeared?
- August 30, 2026 (most recent) → STROKE
Why the answer is STROKE
Think of the elegant sweep your pen makes on paper. ✍️
How to build STROKE 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 30, 2026 are:
BE · DR · OOM · SW · IT · CH · PL · AN · BU · ILD · ER · SER · GE · ANT · MA · RIN · ER · ST · RO · KE
STROKE is built by combining the tiles ST · RO · KE in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in STROKE 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 30, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- place for the night — 7 letters
- exchange — 6 letters
- detailed scheme — 4 letters
- constructor — 7 letters
- rank above corporal — 8 letters
- seafarer — 7 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 30, 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 Sunday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “flourish of a pen” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is STROKE, a 6-letter word from Puzzle 1, most recently Sunday, August 30, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “flourish of a pen”?
6 letters: STROKE.
Which tiles spell STROKE?
The tiles ST · RO · KE combine to spell STROKE, drawn from Puzzle 1's shared tile bank.
Can “flourish of a pen” 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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