non-commissioned sailors 7 Little Words

“non-commissioned sailors” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “non-commissioned sailors” (most recently Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Puzzle 4) is:

RATINGS·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 “non-commissioned sailors” appeared?

• July 21, 2026 (most recent) → RATINGS

Why the answer is RATINGS

Think about the different roles sailors can have that don’t require an official rank! ⚓

How to build RATINGS 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 4's tiles for July 21, 2026 are:

DEN · IGR · ATI · NG · GAR · NET · IN · KY · PA · PE · RI · NG · BL · OSS · OM · BAR · QUE · RA · TIN · GS

RATINGS is built by combining the tiles RA · TIN · GS in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in RATINGS 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 4's clues for July 21, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• disparaging — 11 letters
• dark red gemstone — 6 letters
• like squid secretions — 4 letters
• wall decorating — 8 letters
• jazz singer Dearie — 7 letters
• nimble sailing ship — 6 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the July 21, 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.