served a winner 7 Little Words
Latest answer — August 12, 2026
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Clue explained
In tennis, a player aced an opponent by serving a ball that was not touched or returned. ACED is the past-tense form required by “served.”
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “served a winner” in 7 Little Words is ACED — a 4-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Wednesday, August 12, 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.
“served a winner” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “served a winner” (most recently Wednesday, August 12, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:
ACED·4 letters
You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.
When else has “served a winner” appeared?
- August 12, 2026 (most recent) → ACED
Why the answer is ACED
In tennis, this is what you did when your serve was impossible to return 🎾
How to build ACED 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 August 12, 2026 are:
KE · ESH · OND · TO · MAT · OEY · HAR · MON · IZE · FE · RNA · NDI · NHO · AC · ED · FRA · NCS · PLA · YHO · USE
ACED is built by combining the tiles AC · ED in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in ACED 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 August 12, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- German dog breed — 8 letters
- like many Italian dishes — 8 letters
- bring into agreement — 9 letters
- Brazilian footballer Roza — 11 letters
- pre-Euro French coins — 6 letters
- kids' make-believe home — 9 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 12, 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 Wednesday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “served a winner” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is ACED, a 4-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “served a winner”?
4 letters: ACED.
Which tiles spell ACED?
The tiles AC · ED combine to spell ACED, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.
Can “served a winner” 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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