Saturday · May 30, 2020

7 Little Words May 30, 2020 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the May 30, 2020 puzzle, 4–11 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 4–11 letters 102 letters total ← May 29 May 31 →
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About this puzzle

May 30, 2020 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on May 30, 2020, a Saturday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 to 11 letters and 102 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is WISTFULNESS at 11 letters, and the shortest is HOLD 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 6 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 37 vowels in total out of 102 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for May 30, 2020

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 A forlorn state WISTFULNESS 11
#2 Ancient Mediterranean ship GALLEY 6
#3 Beef patty HAMBURGER 9
#4 Bridal runways AISLES 6
#5 From Buenos Aires ARGENTINIAN 11
#6 Have in one's hand HOLD 4
#7 Hydroelectricity generators TURBINES 8
#8 Improvise with it WING 4
#9 Lets loose FREES 5
#10 Stairs alternative ELEVATOR 8
#11 Vacuum bottle THERMOS 7
#12 What hoarding can lead to SHORTAGE 8
#13 What the ship's wheel turns RUDDER 6
#14 With rundown joints ARTHRITIC 9
Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 WISTFULNESS

A forlorn state — 11 letters, 3 vowels and 8 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#2 GALLEY

Ancient Mediterranean ship — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#3 HAMBURGER

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

#4 AISLES

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

#5 ARGENTINIAN

From Buenos Aires — 11 letters, 5 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#6 HOLD

Have in one's hand — 4 letters, 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#7 TURBINES

Hydroelectricity generators — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

#8 WING

Improvise with it — 4 letters, 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#9 FREES

Lets loose — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#10 ELEVATOR

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

#11 THERMOS

Vacuum bottle — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

#12 SHORTAGE

What hoarding can lead to — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

#13 RUDDER

What the ship's wheel turns — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#14 ARTHRITIC

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

FAQ

May 30, 2020 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for May 30, 2020?
The May 30, 2020 puzzle has 14 answers: WISTFULNESS, GALLEY, HAMBURGER, AISLES, ARGENTINIAN, HOLD, TURBINES, WING, FREES, ELEVATOR, THERMOS, SHORTAGE, RUDDER, ARTHRITIC.
How many answers are in the May 30, 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 11 letters, 102 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on May 30, 2020?
The longest answer is WISTFULNESS at 11 letters, and the shortest is HOLD 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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