Wednesday · October 16, 2019

7 Little Words October 16, 2019 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the October 16, 2019 puzzle, 4–10 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 4–10 letters 107 letters total ← Oct 15 Oct 17 →
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About this puzzle

October 16, 2019 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on October 16, 2019, a Wednesday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 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 DEPRESSION at 10 letters, and the shortest is SAFE 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 4 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 107 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for October 16, 2019

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 2006 crossword puzzle film WORDPLAY 8
#2 Economic slump DEPRESSION 10
#3 Enlarging UPSIZING 8
#4 It begins at home they say CHARITY 7
#5 Kennedy's VP Lyndon JOHNSON 7
#6 Lake in the Sierra Nevada TAHOE 5
#7 Legendary singer Stevie WONDER 6
#8 Likely to go viral BUZZWORTHY 10
#9 Making dishonest CORRUPTING 10
#10 Not in danger SAFE 4
#11 Person from Wisconsin CHEESEHEAD 10
#12 Remove approval on Facebook UNLIKE 6
#13 Star of a repetitious film GROUNDHOG 9
#14 Twitter symbol HASHTAG 7
Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 WORDPLAY

2006 crossword puzzle film — 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

#2 DEPRESSION

Economic slump — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#3 UPSIZING

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

#4 CHARITY

It begins at home they say — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

#5 JOHNSON

Kennedy's VP Lyndon — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#6 TAHOE

Lake in the Sierra Nevada — 5 letters, 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

#7 WONDER

Legendary singer Stevie — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

#8 BUZZWORTHY

Likely to go viral — 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#9 CORRUPTING

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

#10 SAFE

Not in danger — 4 letters, 2 vowels and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#11 CHEESEHEAD

Person from Wisconsin — 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#12 UNLIKE

Remove approval on Facebook — 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

#13 GROUNDHOG

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

#14 HASHTAG

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

FAQ

October 16, 2019 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for October 16, 2019?
The October 16, 2019 puzzle has 14 answers: WORDPLAY, DEPRESSION, UPSIZING, CHARITY, JOHNSON, TAHOE, WONDER, BUZZWORTHY, CORRUPTING, SAFE, CHEESEHEAD, UNLIKE, GROUNDHOG, HASHTAG.
How many answers are in the October 16, 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 10 letters, 107 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on October 16, 2019?
The longest answer is DEPRESSION at 10 letters, and the shortest is SAFE 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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