NASA mathematician Dorothy 7 Little Words

Latest answer — October 08, 2026

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A portrait of mathematician Dorothy Vaughan.

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Dorothy Vaughan was a mathematician who worked for NASA and its predecessor, NACA. “Vaughan” is her surname.

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The answer to “NASA mathematician Dorothy” in 7 Little Words is VAUGHAN — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Thursday, October 8, 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.

“NASA mathematician Dorothy” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “NASA mathematician Dorothy” (most recently Thursday, October 8, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

VAUGHAN·7 letters

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

When else has “NASA mathematician Dorothy” appeared?

  • October 8, 2026 (most recent) → VAUGHAN

Why the answer is VAUGHAN

Think of the trailblazing NASA “human computer” celebrated in *Hidden Figures*. 🚀

How to build VAUGHAN 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 October 8, 2026 are:

RH · YT · HM · FAC · EPL · ATE · TH · IN · LY · BA · RN · UM · VA · UGH · AN · SAM · OY · ED · FO · NT

VAUGHAN is built by combining the tiles VA · UGH · AN in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in VAUGHAN early also narrows what's left for the other six clues.

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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 Thursday puzzle.

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What is the answer to “NASA mathematician Dorothy” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is VAUGHAN, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Thursday, October 8, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “NASA mathematician Dorothy”?

7 letters: VAUGHAN.

Which tiles spell VAUGHAN?

The tiles VA · UGH · AN combine to spell VAUGHAN, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.

Can “NASA mathematician Dorothy” 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.

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