Punxsutawney Phil, say 7 Little Words

“Punxsutawney Phil, say” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “Punxsutawney Phil, say” (most recently Friday, July 17, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

GROUNDHOG·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 “Punxsutawney Phil, say” appeared?

• July 17, 2026 (most recent) → GROUNDHOG

Why the answer is GROUNDHOG

This furry fellow is famous for predicting the weather in February! 🦫

How to build GROUNDHOG 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 July 17, 2026 are:

GR · OUN · DHOG · BA · CK · CO · URT · ACCR · ETES · FR · ACTA · LS · OVER · LO · OKI · NG · STAR · CHES · TIB · ESTI

GROUNDHOG is built by combining the tiles GR · OUN · DHOG in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in GROUNDHOG 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 July 17, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• defensive end in basketball — 9 letters
• grows together — 8 letters
• repeating-pattern shapes — 8 letters
• failing to notice — 11 letters
• some carbohydrates — 8 letters
• central Saharan mountains — 7 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the July 17, 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 Friday puzzle.