7 Little Words Answers for October 14, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
giving the shiversCHILLING
CHILLING
late-erupting toothWISDOM
WISDOM
experiencing wondermentMARVELING
MARVELING
Zane who wrote WesternsGREY
GREY
blaséNONCHALANT
NONCHALANT
Aussie actress SnookSARAH
SARAH
expert on what's "afoot"PODOLOGIST
PODOLOGIST

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
emotionally affectedTOUCHED
TOUCHED
with coercionFORCIBLY
FORCIBLY
double-crossedBACKSTABBED
BACKSTABBED
emitting alpha particlesRADIOACTIVE
RADIOACTIVE
suppressed, as an argumentSQUELCHED
SQUELCHED
type of small luxury hotelBOUTIQUE
BOUTIQUE
vocalizingUTTERING
UTTERING

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
crocheted coversSHAWLS
SHAWLS
she is not herself at workACTRESS
ACTRESS
showed little effortCOASTED
COASTED
Cervantes protagonistQUIXOTE
QUIXOTE
word for wordLITERAL
LITERAL
pilot's employerAIRLINE
AIRLINE
serving to atoneREDEMPTIVE
REDEMPTIVE

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
prepared potatoes, in a wayMASHED
MASHED
serrationsSAWTEETH
SAWTEETH
riding at full speedGALLOPING
GALLOPING
Alvin, Simon and TheodoreCHIPMUNKS
CHIPMUNKS
Barbra Streisand movieYENTL
YENTL
walk through the surfWADE
WADE
manacleSHACKLE
SHACKLE

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
captain of HMS BountyBLIGH
BLIGH
shore up, as moraleBOLSTER
BOLSTER
half a headmaster teamCOPRINCIPAL
COPRINCIPAL
Afghan, borzoi & SalukiSIGHTHOUNDS
SIGHTHOUNDS
Volkswagen crossover vehicleTIGUAN
TIGUAN
very tiny pipesNANOTUBES
NANOTUBES
Indian flatbreadCHAPATI
CHAPATI