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“in the middle” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “in the middle” (most recently Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

CENTERED·8 letters

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

Other answers for “in the middle”

• September 23, 2026 (most recent) → CENTERED

Why the answer is CENTERED

Perfectly positioned between both sides, this describes something that is not off to either edge 🎯

How to build CENTERED 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 5's tiles for September 23, 2026 are:

PI · CS · HOR · SEFL · IES · ADD · UCT · ION · PHO · SP · HOR · ROA · DM · AST · ER · HAR · BOR · CE · NTE · RED

CENTERED is built by combining the tiles CE · NTE · RED in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in CENTERED 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 5's clues for September 23, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• photographs, for short — 4 letters
• they annoy equines — 10 letters
• presentation of evidence — 9 letters
• luminescent substance — 8 letters
• Buick's 1950s flagship model — 10 letters
• refuge — 6 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the September 23, 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 Wednesday puzzle.