having a receding hairline 7 Little Words

Latest answer — September 19, 2026

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Clue explained

Balding describes someone whose hair is gradually thinning or receding, especially at the hairline. It is the present-participial adjective that matches the clue’s phrase “having a receding hairline.”

Clue type:
Word form
A portrait showing a man with a receding hairline.

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Saturday, September 19, 2026

Recent 7 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to having a receding hairline in 7 Little Words is BALDINGa 7-letter word from Puzzle 4, most recently Saturday, September 19, 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.

having a receding hairline” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “having a receding hairline” (most recently Saturday, September 19, 2026, Puzzle 4) is:

BALDING·7 letters

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

When else has “having a receding hairline” appeared?

  • September 19, 2026 (most recent) → BALDING

Why the answer is BALDING

A thinning top may be heading in this direction. 👨‍🦲

How to build BALDING 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 19, 2026 are:

MO · NE · GA · SQUE · CRO · SSB · EAM · CAN · DLE · WICK · RET · UR · NS · CLOA · CA · MO · RT · IFY · BAL · DING

BALDING is built by combining the tiles BAL · DING in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in BALDING 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 September 19, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

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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 Saturday puzzle.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “having a receding hairline” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is BALDING, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 4, most recently Saturday, September 19, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “having a receding hairline”?

7 letters: BALDING.

Which tiles spell BALDING?

The tiles BAL · DING combine to spell BALDING, drawn from Puzzle 4's shared tile bank.

Can “having a receding hairline” 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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