municipal waste department 7 Little Words
Latest answer — September 14, 2026
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Clue explained
SANITATION is the municipal service or department responsible for collecting and managing waste. The clue uses the department’s familiar short name rather than describing the broader practice of keeping things clean.
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Monday, September 14, 2026
Puzzle 1
Puzzle 2
- municipal waste departmentSA-NI-TAT-ION
- thaws
- country singer Jason
- unjustly
- not amusing
- clean, like a hospital room
- narrow jet of liquid
Puzzle 3
Puzzle 4
Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “municipal waste department” in 7 Little Words is SANITATION — a 10-letter word from Puzzle 2, most recently Monday, September 14, 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.
“municipal waste department” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “municipal waste department” (most recently Monday, September 14, 2026, Puzzle 2) is:
SANITATION·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 “municipal waste department” appeared?
- September 14, 2026 (most recent) → SANITATION
Why the answer is SANITATION
This city service keeps streets clean and handles what households throw away. 🗑️
How to build SANITATION 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 2's tiles for September 14, 2026 are:
SA · NI · TAT · ION · DEFR · OSTS · ALDE · AN · WRON · GF · UL · LY · UNF · UN · NY · ST · ERIL · IZED · SQ · UIRT
SANITATION is built by combining the tiles SA · NI · TAT · ION in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in SANITATION 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 2's clues for September 14, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- thaws — 8 letters
- country singer Jason — 6 letters
- unjustly — 10 letters
- not amusing — 7 letters
- clean, like a hospital room — 10 letters
- narrow jet of liquid — 6 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the September 14, 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 Monday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “municipal waste department” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is SANITATION, a 10-letter word from Puzzle 2, most recently Monday, September 14, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “municipal waste department”?
10 letters: SANITATION.
Which tiles spell SANITATION?
The tiles SA · NI · TAT · ION combine to spell SANITATION, drawn from Puzzle 2's shared tile bank.
Can “municipal waste department” 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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