showed little effort 7 Little Words

Editorially verified for the Oct 14, 2026

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A student doing very little work while a school assignment remains unfinished.

Clue explained

To coast, in this sense, is to get by or continue without putting in much effort. “Coasted” is the past-tense form, matching “showed.”

Clue type:
Phrase or idiom

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The answer to “showed little effort” in 7 Little Words is COASTED — a 7-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Wednesday, October 14, 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.

“showed little effort” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “showed little effort” (most recently Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:

COASTED·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 “showed little effort” appeared?

  • October 14, 2026 (most recent) → COASTED

Why the answer is COASTED

They got by without putting in much work. 😌

How to build COASTED 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 3's tiles for October 14, 2026 are:

SHA · WLS · AC · TRE · SS · CO · AST · ED · QU · IXO · TE · LI · TE · RAL · AI · RLI · NE · RED · EMPT · IVE

COASTED is built by combining the tiles CO · AST · ED in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in COASTED early also narrows what's left for the other six clues.

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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 “showed little effort” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is COASTED, a 7-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “showed little effort”?

7 letters: COASTED.

Which tiles spell COASTED?

The tiles CO · AST · ED combine to spell COASTED, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.

Can “showed little effort” 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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