NHL commissioner Gary 7 Little Words

“NHL commissioner Gary” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “NHL commissioner Gary” (most recently Tuesday, September 22, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

BETTMAN·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 “NHL commissioner Gary” appeared?

• September 22, 2026 (most recent) → BETTMAN

Why the answer is BETTMAN

This Gary has guided the NHL as commissioner since 1993 🏒

How to build BETTMAN 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 September 22, 2026 are:

PREC · IPI · TATE · DEB · UGGI · NG · CAVO · RTED · BE · TTM · AN · CH · ENIL · LE · TA · LK · ING · RO · SEW · ATER

BETTMAN is built by combining the tiles BE · TTM · AN in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in BETTMAN 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 5's clues for September 22, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• fall as rain or snow — 11 letters
• removing hidden microphones — 9 letters
• pranced about — 8 letters
• soft, fluffy fabric — 8 letters
• mime's no-no — 7 letters
• affectedly delicate — 9 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the September 22, 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 Tuesday puzzle.