lake in the Sierra Nevada 7 Little Words

Latest answer — September 23, 2026

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Clue explained

TAHOE refers to Lake Tahoe, the large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada on the California–Nevada border. The shortened form is the lake’s familiar proper name.

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Definition
A view of Lake Tahoe surrounded by the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Recent 7 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to lake in the Sierra Nevada in 7 Little Words is TAHOEa 5-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Wednesday, September 23, 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.

lake in the Sierra Nevada” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “lake in the Sierra Nevada” (most recently Wednesday, September 23, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:

TAHOE·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 “lake in the Sierra Nevada” appeared?

  • September 23, 2026 (most recent) → TAHOE

Why the answer is TAHOE

This famous alpine lake shares its name with a Nevada resort city. 🏔️

How to build TAHOE 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 23, 2026 are:

GR · EA · TLY · INE · RT · INS · PIR · AT · ION · LI · PS · TIC · KS · HA · LE · TA · HOE · REP · RIS · ING

TAHOE is built by combining the tiles TA · HOE in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in TAHOE 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 3's clues for September 23, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

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.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “lake in the Sierra Nevada” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is TAHOE, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “lake in the Sierra Nevada”?

5 letters: TAHOE.

Which tiles spell TAHOE?

The tiles TA · HOE combine to spell TAHOE, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.

Can “lake in the Sierra Nevada” 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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