shies away 7 Little Words
Latest answer — August 23, 2026
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Clue explained
BALKS means hesitates, resists, or refuses to proceed, which is to shy away from something. The third-person singular form describes what a person or animal does.
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
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Recent 7 Little Words Answers
The last 7 days of solutions
The answer to “shies away” in 7 Little Words is BALKS — a 5-letter word from Puzzle 2, most recently Sunday, August 23, 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.
“shies away” answer
The 7 Little Words answer for “shies away” (most recently Sunday, August 23, 2026, Puzzle 2) is:
BALKS·5 letters
You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.
When else has “shies away” appeared?
- August 23, 2026 (most recent) → BALKS
Why the answer is BALKS
Refuses to move forward when faced with something difficult 🛑
How to build BALKS 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 2's tiles for August 23, 2026 are:
WEL · COM · ES · PR · UNI · NG · GEO · ME · TRY · ARR · IVI · NG · DA · TE · BA · LKS · FR · EQU · EN · TLY
BALKS is built by combining the tiles BA · LKS in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in BALKS 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 2's clues for August 23, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:
- greetings — 8 letters
- trimming a bonsai — 7 letters
- high school math class — 8 letters
- coming — 8 letters
- January 1, for example — 4 letters
- over and over — 10 letters
Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 23, 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 Sunday puzzle.
Frequently asked questions
What is the answer to “shies away” in 7 Little Words?
The answer is BALKS, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 2, most recently Sunday, August 23, 2026.
How many letters is the answer to “shies away”?
5 letters: BALKS.
Which tiles spell BALKS?
The tiles BA · LKS combine to spell BALKS, drawn from Puzzle 2's shared tile bank.
Can “shies away” 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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