Sunday · January 20, 2019

7 Little Words January 20, 2019 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the January 20, 2019 puzzle, 5–10 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 5–10 letters 97 letters total ← Jan 19 Jan 21 →
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About this puzzle

January 20, 2019 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on January 20, 2019, a Sunday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 5 to 10 letters and 97 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is GLOSSINESS at 10 letters, and the shortest is TOMMY 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 6 different answer lengths, and 5 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 38 vowels in total out of 97 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for January 20, 2019

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 1969 The Who album TOMMY 5
#2 Activity at some zoos PETTING 7
#3 Cedar salmon platter PLANK 5
#4 Edible Japanese seaweed KOMBU 5
#5 Feels a prickly sensation TINGLES 7
#6 Former president of Poland WALESA 6
#7 Hair net SNOOD 5
#8 Harm DETRIMENT 9
#9 Large crested parrot COCKATOO 8
#10 Legally Blonde dog breed CHIHUAHUA 9
#11 Magazine cover quality GLOSSINESS 10
#12 Penne or ziti PASTA 5
#13 Statement of opposition OBJECTION 9
#14 Sweet treats in the US COOKIES 7
Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 TOMMY

1969 The Who album — 5 letters, 1 vowel and 4 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#2 PETTING

Activity at some zoos — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#3 PLANK

Cedar salmon platter — 5 letters, 1 vowel and 4 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#4 KOMBU

Edible Japanese seaweed — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#5 TINGLES

Feels a prickly sensation — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

#6 WALESA

Former president of Poland — 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#7 SNOOD

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

#8 DETRIMENT

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

#9 COCKATOO

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

#10 CHIHUAHUA

Legally Blonde dog breed — 9 letters, 5 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#11 GLOSSINESS

Magazine cover quality — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#12 PASTA

Penne or ziti — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#13 OBJECTION

Statement of opposition — 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#14 COOKIES

Sweet treats in the US — 7 letters, 4 vowels and 3 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

FAQ

January 20, 2019 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for January 20, 2019?
The January 20, 2019 puzzle has 14 answers: TOMMY, PETTING, PLANK, KOMBU, TINGLES, WALESA, SNOOD, DETRIMENT, COCKATOO, CHIHUAHUA, GLOSSINESS, PASTA, OBJECTION, COOKIES.
How many answers are in the January 20, 2019 puzzle?
There are 14 answers published for this date, above the archive average of 10.3 per day. Answer lengths run from 5 to 10 letters, 97 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on January 20, 2019?
The longest answer is GLOSSINESS at 10 letters, and the shortest is TOMMY 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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