7 Little Words January 17, 2019 Answers
14 answers for the January 17, 2019 puzzle, 5–10 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.
January 17, 2019 — Complete Answer Guide
This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on January 17, 2019, a Thursday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 5 to 10 letters and 107 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.
The longest answer is RELATIONAL at 10 letters, and the shortest is PLANK 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 5 different answer lengths, and 10 letters is the most common at 4 of them — useful when you are matching tile groups, because the length rules out most combinations before you try any. The answers use 42 vowels in total out of 107 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.
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14 Answers for January 17, 2019
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Aussie tennis pro Nick | KYRGIOS | 7 | |
| #2 | Based on tabular data | RELATIONAL | 10 | |
| #3 | Burned slowly | SMOULDERED | 10 | |
| #4 | CNN anchor Poppy | HARLOW | 6 | |
| #5 | Core exercise | PLANK | 5 | |
| #6 | Fastener | BUTTON | 6 | |
| #7 | Flammable natural gas | METHANE | 7 | |
| #8 | Having nighttime adventures | DREAMING | 8 | |
| #9 | Hawker | CRIER | 5 | |
| #10 | Military units | LEGIONS | 7 | |
| #11 | National poet | LAUREATE | 8 | |
| #12 | Part compared to the whole | PROPORTION | 10 | |
| #13 | Stepped hillside landscaping | TERRACES | 8 | |
| #14 | Tardy | BEHINDHAND | 10 |
Clue-by-Clue Breakdown
Aussie tennis pro Nick — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Based on tabular data — 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
Burned slowly — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
CNN anchor Poppy — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Core exercise — 5 letters, 1 vowel and 4 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.
Fastener — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Flammable natural gas — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Having nighttime adventures — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Hawker — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.
Military units — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants.
National poet — 8 letters, 5 vowels and 3 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Part compared to the whole — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
Stepped hillside landscaping — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Tardy — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
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3 Tips for 7 Little Words
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.
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.
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 Solve a 7 Little Words Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
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.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.
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