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“very scanty” answer

The 7 Little Words answer for “very scanty” (most recently Saturday, October 17, 2026, Puzzle 1) is:

EXIGUOUS·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 “very scanty” appeared?

• October 17, 2026 (most recent) → EXIGUOUS

Why the answer is EXIGUOUS

Think of an amount so small it barely counts. 🤏

How to build EXIGUOUS 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 1's tiles for October 17, 2026 are:

CRU · MBS · DA · KO · TA · AU · ST · RI · AN · ALL · IU · MS · BO · BA · NYM · PHE · AS · EX · IGU · OUS

EXIGUOUS is built by combining the tiles EX · IGU · OUS in order. Because those tiles come out of the shared bank, locking in EXIGUOUS 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 1's clues for October 17, 2026 — tap any for its answer and tile breakdown:

• breadboard bits — 6 letters
• Elle Fanning's acting sister — 6 letters
• Schwarzenegger, by birth — 8 letters
• onions and garlic — 7 letters
• bubble tea — 4 letters
• Monet's water lily series — 8 letters

Want all five puzzles in one place? The full day is on the October 17, 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.