Thursday · February 20, 2020

7 Little Words February 20, 2020 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the February 20, 2020 puzzle, 4–10 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 4–10 letters 105 letters total ← Feb 19 Feb 21 →
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About this puzzle

February 20, 2020 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on February 20, 2020, a Thursday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 to 10 letters and 105 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is PATCHWORKS at 10 letters, and the shortest is BLOW 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 6 different answer lengths, and 6 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 35 vowels in total out of 105 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for February 20, 2020

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#1 Appalachian Trail travelers HIKERS 6
#2 British comedian Peter SELLERS 7
#3 E.T. or Lamb Chop PUPPET 6
#4 Fruit in Ocean Spray juices CRANBERRY 9
#5 Highway pinchpoint TOLLBOOTH 9
#6 King Edward or Charlotte POTATO 6
#7 Make fun of RIDICULE 8
#8 Out of control HAYWIRE 7
#9 Poorly made SHODDY 6
#10 Quilt patterns PATCHWORKS 10
#11 Showing signs of fear COWERING 8
#12 Sudden shock BLOW 4
#13 Tool for putting on makeup APPLICATOR 10
#14 Tupperware contents LEFTOVERS 9
Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 HIKERS

Appalachian Trail travelers — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

#2 SELLERS

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

#3 PUPPET

E.T. or Lamb Chop — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#4 CRANBERRY

Fruit in Ocean Spray juices — 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#5 TOLLBOOTH

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

#6 POTATO

King Edward or Charlotte — 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#7 RIDICULE

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

#8 HAYWIRE

Out of control — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

#9 SHODDY

Poorly made — 6 letters, 1 vowel and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#10 PATCHWORKS

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

#11 COWERING

Showing signs of fear — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

#12 BLOW

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

#13 APPLICATOR

Tool for putting on makeup — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#14 LEFTOVERS

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

FAQ

February 20, 2020 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for February 20, 2020?
The February 20, 2020 puzzle has 14 answers: HIKERS, SELLERS, PUPPET, CRANBERRY, TOLLBOOTH, POTATO, RIDICULE, HAYWIRE, SHODDY, PATCHWORKS, COWERING, BLOW, APPLICATOR, LEFTOVERS.
How many answers are in the February 20, 2020 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, 105 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on February 20, 2020?
The longest answer is PATCHWORKS at 10 letters, and the shortest is BLOW 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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