7 Little Words Answers for October 5, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
base to build uponFOUNDATION
FOUNDATION
like a vinyl LP's surfaceGROOVED
GROOVED
taking in a panoramic viewOVERLOOKING
OVERLOOKING
1994 Oscar winner HollyHUNTER
HUNTER
high windowTRANSOM
TRANSOM
New York rangeADIRONDACKS
ADIRONDACKS
left the coop, perhapsFLOWN
FLOWN

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
singer-songwriter TaylorSWIFT
SWIFT
ice climbing cleatCRAMPON
CRAMPON
overcast conditionCLOUDINESS
CLOUDINESS
extremely shinyGLEAMING
GLEAMING
like lumberSAWN
SAWN
gives a thumbs-downDISLIKES
DISLIKES
used as an alternativeSUBSTITUTED
SUBSTITUTED

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
dark blond shadeDISHWATER
DISHWATER
high-level punctuation markAPOSTROPHE
APOSTROPHE
reflectiveMIRRORLIKE
MIRRORLIKE
talkativeGABBY
GABBY
"capital fellow"BANKROLLER
BANKROLLER
Oscar winner SallyFIELD
FIELD
welder's needBLOWTORCH
BLOWTORCH

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
altered fraudulentlyFALSIFIED
FALSIFIED
trendsetterBELLWETHER
BELLWETHER
presageFOREBODE
FOREBODE
part of a conversationLISTENING
LISTENING
cleverer than everyone elseBRAINIEST
BRAINIEST
usable in a pinchSERVICEABLE
SERVICEABLE
tool for choir membersSONGBOOK
SONGBOOK

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
cheesy fare at the moviesNACHOS
NACHOS
one changing locks at workSTYLIST
STYLIST
arrested, in slangPINCHED
PINCHED
Hamlet, to ClaudiusSTEPSON
STEPSON
Lamont aka "the Shadow"CRANSTON
CRANSTON
brownish purple colorPUCE
PUCE
like a despotAUTOCRATIC
AUTOCRATIC