Wednesday · August 14, 2019

7 Little Words August 14, 2019 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the August 14, 2019 puzzle, 4–11 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 4–11 letters 111 letters total ← Aug 13 Aug 15 →
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About this puzzle

August 14, 2019 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on August 14, 2019, a Wednesday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 to 11 letters and 111 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is SELECTIVELY at 11 letters, and the shortest is GOAT at 4. 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 10 letters is the most common at 3 of them — useful when you are matching tile groups, because the length rules out most combinations before you try any. The answers use 39 vowels in total out of 111 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for August 14, 2019

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#1 Business section DEPARTMENT 10
#2 Came between INTERVENED 10
#3 Greatest of All Time GOAT 4
#4 Harvard or Yale UNIVERSITY 10
#5 Having a tighter passageway NARROWER 8
#6 In a discriminating manner SELECTIVELY 11
#7 Nasal opening NOSTRIL 7
#8 One writing on a dotted line SIGNER 6
#9 Place for Polly's perch BIRDCAGE 8
#10 Signs of disease SYMPTOMS 8
#11 Verbosity WORDINESS 9
#12 Votes in favor AYES 4
#13 Winnowing SIFTING 7
#14 Yorkshire spa town HARROGATE 9
Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 DEPARTMENT

Business section — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#2 INTERVENED

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

#3 GOAT

Greatest of All Time — 4 letters, 2 vowels and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#4 UNIVERSITY

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

#5 NARROWER

Having a tighter passageway — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#6 SELECTIVELY

In a discriminating manner — 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#7 NOSTRIL

Nasal opening — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

#8 SIGNER

One writing on a dotted line — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

#9 BIRDCAGE

Place for Polly's perch — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

#10 SYMPTOMS

Signs of disease — 8 letters, 1 vowel and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#11 WORDINESS

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

#12 AYES

Votes in favor — 4 letters, 2 vowels and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#13 SIFTING

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

#14 HARROGATE

Yorkshire spa town — 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

FAQ

August 14, 2019 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for August 14, 2019?
The August 14, 2019 puzzle has 14 answers: DEPARTMENT, INTERVENED, GOAT, UNIVERSITY, NARROWER, SELECTIVELY, NOSTRIL, SIGNER, BIRDCAGE, SYMPTOMS, WORDINESS, AYES, SIFTING, HARROGATE.
How many answers are in the August 14, 2019 puzzle?
There are 14 answers published for this date, above the archive average of 10.3 per day. Answer lengths run from 4 to 11 letters, 111 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on August 14, 2019?
The longest answer is SELECTIVELY at 11 letters, and the shortest is GOAT at 4.
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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