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“spiny egg-laying mammal” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “spiny egg-laying mammal” (most recently Tuesday, July 21, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

ECHIDNA·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 “spiny egg-laying mammal” appeared?

• July 21, 2026 (most recent) → ECHIDNA

Why the answer is ECHIDNA

Think of a unique creature that can be found in Australia, known for its spines and love for ants! 🦔

How to build ECHIDNA 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 July 21, 2026 are:

WIC · KE · TS · MA · RVE · LLO · US · LIT · TE · RS · BU · RNT · FO · URT · EE · NER · ECHI · DNA · TOWN · SEND

ECHIDNA is built by combining the tiles ECHI · DNA in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in ECHIDNA 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 July 21, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• batsmen's dismissals — 7 letters
• wonderful — 10 letters
• strews rubbish around — 7 letters
• charred — 5 letters
• 7-iamb line of poetry — 10 letters
• "Charlie's Angels" agency — 8 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the July 21, 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.