study of place names 7 Little Words

“study of place names” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “study of place names” (most recently Saturday, July 18, 2026, Puzzle 5) is:

TOPONYMY·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 “study of place names” appeared?

• July 18, 2026 (most recent) → TOPONYMY

Why the answer is TOPONYMY

Exploring the origins of how places got their names can be quite fascinating! 🌍

How to build TOPONYMY 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 18, 2026 are:

OFF · SI · DE · IC · EBO · AT · TOPO · NYMY · SIL · BER · MAN · MUSK · INE · SS · OBVI · OUS · LA · MP · EDU · SA

TOPONYMY is built by combining the tiles TOPO · NYMY in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in TOPONYMY 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 18, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• linesman's call — 7 letters
• winter lake vehicle — 7 letters
• "NeuroTribes" author — 9 letters
• pungent aroma — 9 letters
• abundantly clear — 7 letters
• Italy's southernmost island — 9 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the July 18, 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 Saturday puzzle.