Maria's 1st favorite thing 7 Little Words
Latest answer — October 04, 2026
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Clue explained
In The Sound of Music song “My Favorite Things,” Maria first sings of “raindrops on roses,” making raindrops her first favorite thing named.
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Sunday, October 04, 2026
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
Puzzle 3
- Maria's 1st favorite thingRAI-NDR-OPS
- sunset quality
- having multiple uses
- in integer form
- not clear or transparent
- performed a skiing trick
- surgical cutting of a bone
Puzzle 4
Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “Maria's 1st favorite thing” in 7 Little Words is RAINDROPS — a 9-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Sunday, October 4, 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.
“Maria's 1st favorite thing” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “Maria's 1st favorite thing” (most recently Sunday, October 4, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:
RAINDROPS·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 “Maria's 1st favorite thing” appeared?
- October 4, 2026 (most recent) → RAINDROPS
Why the answer is RAINDROPS
Think of the first thing Maria sings about on roses. 🌹
How to build RAINDROPS 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 October 4, 2026 are:
RAI · NDR · OPS · DUS · KIN · ESS · VER · SAT · ILE · NUM · ER · IC · CLO · UDY · HOT · DOG · GED · OST · EOT · OMY
RAINDROPS is built by combining the tiles RAI · NDR · OPS in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in RAINDROPS 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 October 4, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- sunset quality — 9 letters
- having multiple uses — 9 letters
- in integer form — 7 letters
- not clear or transparent — 6 letters
- performed a skiing trick — 9 letters
- surgical cutting of a bone — 9 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the October 4, 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 Sunday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “Maria's 1st favorite thing” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is RAINDROPS, a 9-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Sunday, October 4, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “Maria's 1st favorite thing”?
9 letters: RAINDROPS.
Which tiles spell RAINDROPS?
The tiles RAI · NDR · OPS combine to spell RAINDROPS, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.
Can “Maria's 1st favorite thing” 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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