7 Little Words Answers for October 2, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
influence or authoritySWAY
SWAY
happens beforePRECEDES
PRECEDES
resides temporarilyLODGES
LODGES
color photo qualitySATURATION
SATURATION
city formerly called EdoTOKYO
TOKYO
Father John of indie rockMISTY
MISTY
vertically challenged MartinSHORT
SHORT

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
TV channel changerREMOTE
REMOTE
guacamole baseAVOCADOS
AVOCADOS
worldlySECULAR
SECULAR
making a stick figureDRAWING
DRAWING
Java programsAPPLETS
APPLETS
meek personSHEEP
SHEEP
their hats are in the ringHOPEFULS
HOPEFULS

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
sailboat with twin hullsCATAMARAN
CATAMARAN
clause separatorCOMMA
COMMA
the way downDESCENT
DESCENT
plunged into waterIMMERSED
IMMERSED
one in group of sevenSEPTUPLET
SEPTUPLET
jumbled massAGGLOMERATE
AGGLOMERATE
shoe for Appalachian danceCLOG
CLOG

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
draw outEDUCE
EDUCE
secretly thwartSANDBAG
SANDBAG
search and slumberPARTIES
PARTIES
soccer dribbling maneuverNUTMEG
NUTMEG
soggy groundMORASS
MORASS
took possession of as heirINHERITED
INHERITED
the peach but not the pitPERICARP
PERICARP

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
New Jersey seaportBAYONNE
BAYONNE
lacking restraintDISSOLUTE
DISSOLUTE
muscularBRAWNY
BRAWNY
wonderful in "Jabberwocky"FRABJOUS
FRABJOUS
prefix for mural or venousINTRA
INTRA
in a sullen wayDOURLY
DOURLY
white furERMINE
ERMINE