Monday · December 30, 2019

7 Little Words December 30, 2019 Answers

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14 answers for the December 30, 2019 puzzle, 4–11 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 4–11 letters 114 letters total ← Dec 29 Dec 31 →
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About this puzzle

December 30, 2019 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on December 30, 2019, a Monday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 to 11 letters and 114 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is CIRCULATION at 11 letters, and the shortest is LADS 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 8 different answer lengths, and 11 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 46 vowels in total out of 114 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for December 30, 2019

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 Author Truman CAPOTE 6
#2 Bars of music MEASURES 8
#3 Blood movement through body CIRCULATION 11
#4 Compressing SQUASHING 9
#5 Dark and threatening OMINOUS 7
#6 Keen reader's attribute BOOKISHNESS 11
#7 Male youths LADS 4
#8 Moving smoothly downward SLIDING 7
#9 Popeye's Ms. Oyl OLIVE 5
#10 Product testers REVIEWERS 9
#11 Red spice PAPRIKA 7
#12 Study of lava and magma VULCANOLOGY 11
#13 University dining hall REFECTORY 9
#14 Victorian Prime Minister PALMERSTON 10
Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 CAPOTE

Author Truman — 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants.

#2 MEASURES

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

#3 CIRCULATION

Blood movement through body — 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#4 SQUASHING

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

#5 OMINOUS

Dark and threatening — 7 letters, 4 vowels and 3 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#6 BOOKISHNESS

Keen reader's attribute — 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#7 LADS

Male youths — 4 letters, 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#8 SLIDING

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

#9 OLIVE

Popeye's Ms. Oyl — 5 letters, 3 vowels and 2 consonants.

#10 REVIEWERS

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

#11 PAPRIKA

Red spice — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#12 VULCANOLOGY

Study of lava and magma — 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#13 REFECTORY

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

#14 PALMERSTON

Victorian Prime Minister — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants.

FAQ

December 30, 2019 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for December 30, 2019?
The December 30, 2019 puzzle has 14 answers: CAPOTE, MEASURES, CIRCULATION, SQUASHING, OMINOUS, BOOKISHNESS, LADS, SLIDING, OLIVE, REVIEWERS, PAPRIKA, VULCANOLOGY, REFECTORY, PALMERSTON.
How many answers are in the December 30, 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, 114 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on December 30, 2019?
The longest answer is CIRCULATION at 11 letters, and the shortest is LADS 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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