7 Little Words Answers for October 16, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
spun aroundWHIRLED
WHIRLED
word in ingredients listCONTAINS
CONTAINS
straight out of the toasterUNBUTTERED
UNBUTTERED
Italian luxury labelVERSACE
VERSACE
pickleball's kitchenFORECOURT
FORECOURT
Japan's "dragonfly island"HONSHU
HONSHU
get like HeinleinGROK
GROK

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
four-footedQUADRUPED
QUADRUPED
enmeshesINTERTWINES
INTERTWINES
ledge above a fireplaceMANTELSHELF
MANTELSHELF
showed one's pearly whitesSMILED
SMILED
big wedding eschewersELOPERS
ELOPERS
drooled like a St. BernardSLOBBERED
SLOBBERED
awkward qualityCLUMSINESS
CLUMSINESS

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
enragesIRES
IRES
celerityQUICKNESS
QUICKNESS
imbibeDRINK
DRINK
shuffle alongSHAMBLE
SHAMBLE
study of classical litHUMANITIES
HUMANITIES
make teaBREW
BREW
lay unshaded at the beachSUNTANNED
SUNTANNED

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
onion without a bulbSCALLION
SCALLION
fifth columnistQUISLING
QUISLING
comments angrily onlineFLAMES
FLAMES
plant eaterVEGETARIAN
VEGETARIAN
job perksBENEFITS
BENEFITS
Forrest Gump & Elle WoodsCHARACTERS
CHARACTERS
like fadsFUGACIOUS
FUGACIOUS

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
"Fahrenheit 451" book burnerFIREMAN
FIREMAN
General Mills cerealCHEERIOS
CHEERIOS
zone south of the SaharaSAHEL
SAHEL
bundled "issue"QUADRUPLETS
QUADRUPLETS
currency done in by the dongPIASTER
PIASTER
taking small tastes ofSIPPING
SIPPING
"tree hugger"BARK
BARK