snow-covered ski mound 7 Little Words

Editorially verified for the Oct 17, 2026

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A skier moving over rounded bumps on a snowy slope.

Clue explained

On a ski slope, a mogul is a rounded bump of snow, often formed as skiers travel down the run. That specific snowy mound is the sense intended here.

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Recent 7 Little Words Answers

The last 7 days of solutions

The answer to “snow-covered ski mound” in 7 Little Words is MOGUL — a 5-letter word from Puzzle 2, most recently Saturday, October 17, 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.

“snow-covered ski mound” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “snow-covered ski mound” (most recently Saturday, October 17, 2026, Puzzle 2) is:

MOGUL·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 “snow-covered ski mound” appeared?

  • October 17, 2026 (most recent) → MOGUL

Why the answer is MOGUL

Look for the rounded bump on a ski run that makes your knees work overtime ⛷️

How to build MOGUL 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 October 17, 2026 are:

LEG · HO · RN · PHA · RMA · CI · ST · PAN · INI · MOG · UL · OVE · RVI · EWS · INV · OLV · ING · JI · LL · IAN

MOGUL is built by combining the tiles MOG · UL in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in MOGUL 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 October 17, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

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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 Saturday puzzle.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “snow-covered ski mound” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is MOGUL, a 5-letter word from Puzzle 2, most recently Saturday, October 17, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “snow-covered ski mound”?

5 letters: MOGUL.

Which tiles spell MOGUL?

The tiles MOG · UL combine to spell MOGUL, drawn from Puzzle 2's shared tile bank.

Can “snow-covered ski mound” 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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