tennis great Martina 7 Little Words

Latest answer — September 12, 2026

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Clue explained

Navratilova refers to Martina Navratilova, the Czech-American tennis champion widely regarded as one of the sport’s greatest players. Her surname is written without the diacritic in this answer.

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Nickname or title
Martina Navratilova competing on a tennis court.

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The answer to “tennis great Martina” in 7 Little Words is NAVRATILOVA — an 11-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Saturday, September 12, 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.

“tennis great Martina” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “tennis great Martina” (most recently Saturday, September 12, 2026, Puzzle 3) is:

NAVRATILOVA·11 letters

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When else has “tennis great Martina” appeared?

  • September 12, 2026 (most recent) → NAVRATILOVA

Why the answer is NAVRATILOVA

Think of the left-handed Czech-American legend who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles 🎾

How to build NAVRATILOVA 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 September 12, 2026 are:

BALL · HAWK · INKB · LOT · OB · LA · TE · ENCU · MB · ER · NA · VR · ATIL · OVA · SUB · SI · DE · EA · RLI · ER

NAVRATILOVA is built by combining the tiles NA · VR · ATIL · OVA in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in NAVRATILOVA early also narrows what's left for the other six clues.

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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 “tennis great Martina” in 7 Little Words?

The answer is NAVRATILOVA, an 11-letter word from Puzzle 3, most recently Saturday, September 12, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “tennis great Martina”?

11 letters: NAVRATILOVA.

Which tiles spell NAVRATILOVA?

The tiles NA · VR · ATIL · OVA combine to spell NAVRATILOVA, drawn from Puzzle 3's shared tile bank.

Can “tennis great Martina” 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.

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Every day at midnight Eastern Time. We post each day's answers as soon as the new puzzles go live.

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