4 Little Words Answers for October 8, 2026
Arrow keys move one day. Slash focuses search.
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| the "V" in DMV | VEHICLES VEHICLES |
| brides-to-be | FIANCEES FIANCEES |
| "The Tonight Show" host Jay | LENO LENO |
| cows chew them | CUDS CUDS |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| proverbially nervous person | NELLIE NELLIE |
| with pointy bits | SPIKY SPIKY |
| marshy region | WETLANDS WETLANDS |
| white space settings | MARGINS MARGINS |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| not a place to change horses | MIDSTREAM MIDSTREAM |
| promoted | ADVERTISED ADVERTISED |
| closest | NEAREST NEAREST |
| stylish | SWANKY SWANKY |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| kind of thinking | WISHFUL WISHFUL |
| lacking a story | PLOTLESS PLOTLESS |
| read another way | REINTERPRET REINTERPRET |
| character below the line | SUBSCRIPT SUBSCRIPT |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| punctuation mark | PARENTHESIS PARENTHESIS |
| steps up | LADDER LADDER |
| Plath of "The Bell Jar" | SYLVIA SYLVIA |
| chairlift alternative | GONDOLA GONDOLA |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| quiet, steady perseverance | PATIENCE PATIENCE |
| patella-saver for the garden | KNEELER KNEELER |
| of immense value | INESTIMABLE INESTIMABLE |
| mental dexterity | ACUITY ACUITY |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| about the children | FILIAL FILIAL |
| support of a king | ROYALISM ROYALISM |
| obtained money by deception | DEFRAUDED DEFRAUDED |
| required | MANDATORY MANDATORY |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| affixed signature to | SIGNED SIGNED |
| veteran TV actress Jane | LYNCH LYNCH |
| breaker of cherished norms | ICONOCLAST ICONOCLAST |
| changing keys | MODULATING MODULATING |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| monkey business | APERY APERY |
| problem with hammer or drum | EARACHE EARACHE |
| like multi-word verbs | PHRASAL PHRASAL |
| pointed the finger at | BLAMED BLAMED |
| Clue | Solution |
|---|---|
| bulb of the sea onion | SQUILL SQUILL |
| delicate insect | LACEWING LACEWING |
| wolf-like | LUPINE LUPINE |
| stashed (away) | SQUIRRELED SQUIRRELED |