4 Little Words Answers for October 6, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
spot for outdoor hockeyPOND
POND
like a really hard riddlePUZZLING
PUZZLING
shirt fastenersBUTTONS
BUTTONS
natural optical illusionMIRAGE
MIRAGE

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
type of varnishLACQUER
LACQUER
downpourRAINSTORM
RAINSTORM
vestige of surgerySCAR
SCAR
facial hairWHISKERS
WHISKERS

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
whitecap, perhapsCREST
CREST
sloped areaHILLSIDE
HILLSIDE
singer-songwriter CrowSHERYL
SHERYL
more like soft-boiled eggRUNNIER
RUNNIER

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
study of lifeBIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
complicated deviceCONTRAPTION
CONTRAPTION
society run by momsMATRIARCHY
MATRIARCHY
electric unitsVOLTS
VOLTS

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
like a ninnyOAFISHLY
OAFISHLY
index itemsKEYWORDS
KEYWORDS
most boorishSLOBBIEST
SLOBBIEST
islands with giant tortoisesGALAPAGOS
GALAPAGOS

PUZZLE 6

ClueSolution
franticallyHECTICALLY
HECTICALLY
game with a pegboardCRIBBAGE
CRIBBAGE
they mar perfect attendanceABSENCES
ABSENCES
fightingCONFLICTIVE
CONFLICTIVE

PUZZLE 7

ClueSolution
mysterious graffiti artistBANKSY
BANKSY
master lock openersPASSKEYS
PASSKEYS
filbertsHAZELNUTS
HAZELNUTS
encompassmentINCLUSION
INCLUSION

PUZZLE 8

ClueSolution
immensityVASTITUDE
VASTITUDE
patio cookersGRILLS
GRILLS
sort-of-dark printing choiceSEMIBOLD
SEMIBOLD
stands forREPRESENTS
REPRESENTS

PUZZLE 9

ClueSolution
one billion 0s and 1sGIGABIT
GIGABIT
joshingKIDDING
KIDDING
resin used in varnishesMASTIC
MASTIC
bordered by stonesROCKBOUND
ROCKBOUND

PUZZLE 10

ClueSolution
War of 1812 Museum localePLATTSBURGH
PLATTSBURGH
wear down an enemyATTRIT
ATTRIT
publisher's perennialsBACKLIST
BACKLIST
let go ofRELINQUISH
RELINQUISH