Wednesday · December 26, 2018

7 Little Words December 26, 2018 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the December 26, 2018 puzzle, 5–11 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 5–11 letters 110 letters total ← Dec 25 Dec 27 →
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About this puzzle

December 26, 2018 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on December 26, 2018, a Wednesday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 5 to 11 letters and 110 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is HOGGISHNESS at 11 letters, and the shortest is THANE at 5. Placing the longest tile groups first usually cuts the puzzle open, because the remaining fragments are then far easier to match. Each clue below is paired with its verified answer and letter count.

Across the 14 answers there are 7 different answer lengths, and 9 letters is the most common at 5 of them — useful when you are matching tile groups, because the length rules out most combinations before you try any. The answers use 37 vowels in total out of 110 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for December 26, 2018

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 Carried out EXECUTED 8
#2 Desert hazard SANDSTORM 9
#3 Finding personnel RECRUITING 10
#4 It equals a cubic metre KILOLITRE 9
#5 Loaded with herbs and spices FLAVORFUL 9
#6 Miss Piggy quality maybe HOGGISHNESS 11
#7 Nuisance to lawn care mavens CRABGRASS 9
#8 One of three deliveries TRIPLET 7
#9 Outdoor filming location BACKLOT 7
#10 Scottish lord THANE 5
#11 Strip along bottom of wall BASEBOARD 9
#12 They span suspension bridges CABLES 6
#13 Verb for squirrel with a nut STASH 5
#14 Weapons for knights LANCES 6
Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 EXECUTED

Carried out — 8 letters, 4 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#2 SANDSTORM

Desert hazard — 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#3 RECRUITING

Finding personnel — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#4 KILOLITRE

It equals a cubic metre — 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#5 FLAVORFUL

Loaded with herbs and spices — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#6 HOGGISHNESS

Miss Piggy quality maybe — 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#7 CRABGRASS

Nuisance to lawn care mavens — 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#8 TRIPLET

One of three deliveries — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#9 BACKLOT

Outdoor filming location — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

#10 THANE

Scottish lord — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#11 BASEBOARD

Strip along bottom of wall — 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#12 CABLES

They span suspension bridges — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

#13 STASH

Verb for squirrel with a nut — 5 letters, 1 vowel and 4 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#14 LANCES

Weapons for knights — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

FAQ

December 26, 2018 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for December 26, 2018?
The December 26, 2018 puzzle has 14 answers: EXECUTED, SANDSTORM, RECRUITING, KILOLITRE, FLAVORFUL, HOGGISHNESS, CRABGRASS, TRIPLET, BACKLOT, THANE, BASEBOARD, CABLES, STASH, LANCES.
How many answers are in the December 26, 2018 puzzle?
There are 14 answers published for this date, above the archive average of 10.3 per day. Answer lengths run from 5 to 11 letters, 110 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on December 26, 2018?
The longest answer is HOGGISHNESS at 11 letters, and the shortest is THANE at 5.
Is this the newest 7 Little Words puzzle?
No. The newest puzzle on record is August 26, 2026. Browse every date in the daily archive.
Pro tips

3 Tips for 7 Little Words

01

The board is the whole puzzle

Every answer is built from what the level actually shows you and nothing else. Counting that first rules out most of what comes to mind, which is quicker than trying words and being rejected.

02

Place the longest answer first

Long answers use up the awkward letters and leave a set that spells the short ones out for you. Starting long is consistently faster than sweeping for three-letter words.

03

Neighbouring levels are the best hint

Difficulty climbs gradually rather than in jumps, so the levels either side of a hard one reuse its patterns. They are more useful than any hint the game sells you.

How to play

How to Solve a 7 Little Words Level

The order that clears a board fastest.

STEP 01

Read what you are given

Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.

STEP 02

Anchor with the answers you are sure of

Each confirmed answer narrows the ones it touches, so the easy entries are worth the first minute.

STEP 03

Work outwards

Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.

How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify these answers

Every answer on this page is read from the game's own puzzle data rather than retyped from another site, and is checked against what the board actually provides — so nothing listed can use a letter the level does not give you. The counts shown are computed from the stored data, not typed in by hand.

Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.

Last checked — Aug 26, 2026
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