7 Little Words Answers for October 11, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
leg boneFEMUR
FEMUR
back boneVERTEBRA
VERTEBRA
knee bonePATELLA
PATELLA
hand boneTRAPEZIUM
TRAPEZIUM
ear boneMALLEUS
MALLEUS
hip boneISCHIUM
ISCHIUM
finger bonePHALANX
PHALANX

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PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
not separable into partsINDIVISIBLE
INDIVISIBLE
row on a racing teamSCULL
SCULL
fight through thick forestBUSHWHACK
BUSHWHACK
Lyft workersDRIVERS
DRIVERS
shenanigansANTICS
ANTICS
impossibly amazingINCREDIBLE
INCREDIBLE
as Whitman wrotePOETICALLY
POETICALLY

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
short cessation of activityABEYANCE
ABEYANCE
deceleratedSLOWED
SLOWED
dreaded days, oftenMONDAYS
MONDAYS
collection of songsREPERTOIRE
REPERTOIRE
New York canalERIE
ERIE
second-place metalSILVER
SILVER
like many an assortmentMOTLEY
MOTLEY

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
foursomeQUARTET
QUARTET
manuscript mess-upERRATUM
ERRATUM
like a restaurant menuAPPETIZING
APPETIZING
method of killing a treeGIRDLING
GIRDLING
worked part-timeTEMPED
TEMPED
sci-fi author L. RonHUBBARD
HUBBARD
nomad's traitTRANSIENCE
TRANSIENCE

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
Buddy Holly's genreROCKABILLY
ROCKABILLY
Hawaiian danceHULA
HULA
model & actress HarmonANGIE
ANGIE
hazinessFOGGINESS
FOGGINESS
fighting fishBETTA
BETTA
strong coffee shop orderESPRESSO
ESPRESSO
number with 18 zeroesQUINTILLION
QUINTILLION