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“happening once in 8 years” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “happening once in 8 years” (most recently Tuesday, October 13, 2026, Puzzle 4) is:

OCTENNIAL·9 letters

You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.

When else has “happening once in 8 years” appeared?

• October 13, 2026 (most recent) → OCTENNIAL

Why the answer is OCTENNIAL

Think of an event that comes around after eight full years have passed. 🗓️

How to build OCTENNIAL 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 October 13, 2026 are:

FOR · CE · FU · LLY · STI · PU · LA · TES · CO · WSL · IPS · UNA · BLE · MA · IZE · OCT · ENN · IAL · JUS · TIN

OCTENNIAL is built by combining the tiles OCT · ENN · IAL in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in OCTENNIAL 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 4's clues for October 13, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• in a pushy way — 10 letters
• requires — 10 letters
• European primroses — 8 letters
• lacking the skill — 6 letters
• color of corn — 5 letters
• singer Timberlake — 6 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the October 13, 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.