7 Little Words Answers for September 30, 2026

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PUZZLE 1

ClueSolution
hanging tightWAITING
WAITING
down in the dumpsDEPRESSED
DEPRESSED
perfect societyUTOPIA
UTOPIA
jewelry designer ScottKENDRA
KENDRA
show in syndication, oftenRERUN
RERUN
city near DollywoodKNOXVILLE
KNOXVILLE
Black Friday activitySHOPPING
SHOPPING

PUZZLE 2

ClueSolution
banditDESPERADO
DESPERADO
genetic indicator, sayMARKER
MARKER
adjacentCONTIGUOUS
CONTIGUOUS
antique stove shapePOTBELLY
POTBELLY
bookishLITERARY
LITERARY
black birdRAVEN
RAVEN
tennis venuesCOURTS
COURTS

PUZZLE 3

ClueSolution
moving by degreesRATCHETING
RATCHETING
purifying agentREFINER
REFINER
cancellation of a debtFORGIVENESS
FORGIVENESS
city viewSKYLINE
SKYLINE
Old World birdSTARLING
STARLING
the last tsar's daughterANASTASIA
ANASTASIA
on a fixed scheduleREGULARLY
REGULARLY

PUZZLE 4

ClueSolution
Italian designer FerragamoSALVATORE
SALVATORE
createdGENERATED
GENERATED
urban pollution portmanteauSMAZE
SMAZE
high on the Scoville scaleSPICY
SPICY
part of a praying mantisFORELEG
FORELEG
veteranEXPERIENCED
EXPERIENCED
machines from XeroxCOPIERS
COPIERS

PUZZLE 5

ClueSolution
most sentimentalMUSHIEST
MUSHIEST
figure with 10 facesDECAHEDRON
DECAHEDRON
Babe Ruth's shaving creamBARBASOL
BARBASOL
bright red tropical fruitRAMBUTAN
RAMBUTAN
tall chef hatsTOQUES
TOQUES
Sardinia's capitalCAGLIARI
CAGLIARI
sidewalk materialCONCRETE
CONCRETE