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“short span of attention” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “short span of attention” (most recently Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

SHRIFT·6 letters

You can also reveal it one tile at a time above if you'd rather keep some of the challenge.

When else has “short span of attention” appeared?

• August 4, 2026 (most recent) → SHRIFT

Why the answer is SHRIFT

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How to build SHRIFT 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 4, 2026 are:

EX · TEM · PO · RE · REI · GN · ING · BR · IM · TR · UD · GEN · AC · CR · UED · SH · RI · FT · VIZ · IER

SHRIFT is built by combining the tiles SH · RI · FT in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in SHRIFT 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 4, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• without preparation — 9 letters
• on the throne — 8 letters
• fedora feature — 4 letters
• fast swimming stroke — 7 letters
• grew, as interest — 7 letters
• official in Muslim countries — 6 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the August 4, 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.