"listening devices" 7 Little Words

Latest answer — September 22, 2026

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Clue explained

Headphones are listening devices worn over or in the ears to deliver audio from a source. The quotation marks signal a descriptive phrase rather than a technical category, and the plural answer matches the plural clue.

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Definition
A pair of over-ear headphones resting on a desk.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Recent 7 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to "listening devices" in 7 Little Words is HEADPHONESa 10-letter word from Puzzle 1, most recently Tuesday, September 22, 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.

"listening devices"” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “"listening devices"” (most recently Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Puzzle 1) is:

HEADPHONES·10 letters

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

When else has “"listening devices"” appeared?

  • September 22, 2026 (most recent) → HEADPHONES

Why the answer is HEADPHONES

Wear these over your ears for private music or podcasts 🎧

How to build HEADPHONES 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 September 22, 2026 are:

KNO · WLE · DGE · BRA · INS · SHA · KI · LY · HAY · WO · RTH · AXI · OM · GAN · AC · HE · HE · ADP · HON · ES

HEADPHONES is built by combining the tiles HE · ADP · HON · ES in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in HEADPHONES 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 September 22, 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 Tuesday puzzle.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “"listening devices"” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is HEADPHONES, a 10-letter word from Puzzle 1, most recently Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “"listening devices"”?

10 letters: HEADPHONES.

Which tiles spell HEADPHONES?

The tiles HE · ADP · HON · ES combine to spell HEADPHONES, drawn from Puzzle 1's shared tile bank.

Can “"listening devices"” 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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