4 Little Words Answers for October 9, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
richesABUNDANCE
ABUNDANCE
giving a clueHINTING
HINTING
Ivory unitsBARS
BARS
Tampa Bay NFL team, in shortBUCS
BUCS

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
refuse receptacle refuserLITTERBUG
LITTERBUG
took to taskADMONISHED
ADMONISHED
candorOPENNESS
OPENNESS
radio tower toppersANTENNAS
ANTENNAS

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
doing some "cabinet work"FILING
FILING
longtime Rockets star JamesHARDEN
HARDEN
cow communicationMOOING
MOOING
got downSWALLOWED
SWALLOWED

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
like a nymph, perhapsLARVAL
LARVAL
most rapidSPEEDIEST
SPEEDIEST
some computer connectionsPERIPHERALS
PERIPHERALS
manages many things at onceJUGGLES
JUGGLES

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
skill in a languageFLUENCY
FLUENCY
Sheldon Cooper catchphraseBAZINGA
BAZINGA
2nd-biggest MS cityGULFPORT
GULFPORT
more like the oceanSALTIER
SALTIER

PUZZLE 6

ClueSolution
pick userMINER
MINER
law officerMAGISTRATE
MAGISTRATE
wanderingITINERANT
ITINERANT
worriesSTRESSES
STRESSES

PUZZLE 7

ClueSolution
woodedFORESTED
FORESTED
record selectionsCUTS
CUTS
one-story cottagesBUNGALOWS
BUNGALOWS
Italian ice creamTORTONI
TORTONI

PUZZLE 8

ClueSolution
disturbingly uglyGROTESQUE
GROTESQUE
Oscar nominee OwenCLIVE
CLIVE
the "king of the herrings"SHAD
SHAD
stopping suddenlyHALTING
HALTING

PUZZLE 9

ClueSolution
Nice copGENDARME
GENDARME
Kool & the Gang 1983 hitJOANNA
JOANNA
mollifyPLACATE
PLACATE
rule bookMANUAL
MANUAL

PUZZLE 10

ClueSolution
ancient city in LebanonBYBLOS
BYBLOS
choppy seaPOPPLE
POPPLE
most like a space cadetDITZIEST
DITZIEST
cliquey groupCLUB
CLUB