skulduggery 7 Little Words

Latest answer — October 07, 2026

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A magician uses sleight of hand during a card trick.

Clue explained

Trickery is dishonest or cunning behavior used to deceive someone, making it a direct synonym for “skulduggery.”

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Wednesday, October 07, 2026

Recent 7 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to “skulduggery” in 7 Little Words is TRICKERY — an 8-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Wednesday, October 7, 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.

“skulduggery” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “skulduggery” (most recently Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

TRICKERY·8 letters

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

When else has “skulduggery” appeared?

  • October 7, 2026 (most recent) → TRICKERY

Why the answer is TRICKERY

Someone’s using underhanded tactics to get their way. 🕵️

How to build TRICKERY 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 October 7, 2026 are:

ABL · UT · ION · PRO · VED · HA · GG · IS · TEN · DER · LO · IN · TR · ICK · ERY · BUD · GED · ST · OJ · KO

TRICKERY is built by combining the tiles TR · ICK · ERY in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in TRICKERY 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 October 7, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the October 7, 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 “skulduggery” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is TRICKERY, an 8-letter word from Puzzle 5, most recently Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “skulduggery”?

8 letters: TRICKERY.

Which tiles spell TRICKERY?

The tiles TR · ICK · ERY combine to spell TRICKERY, drawn from Puzzle 5's shared tile bank.

Can “skulduggery” 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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