7 Little Words November 17, 2020 Answers
14 answers for the November 17, 2020 puzzle, 5–10 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.
November 17, 2020 — Complete Answer Guide
This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on November 17, 2020, a Tuesday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 5 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 RESOLUTELY at 10 letters, and the shortest is CONGO at 5. 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 8 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 36 vowels in total out of 105 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.
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14 Answers for November 17, 2020
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Blown away | STUNNED | 7 | |
| #2 | Central African river | CONGO | 5 | |
| #3 | Derek Hough's dancing sister | JULIANNE | 8 | |
| #4 | Forcing forward | IMPELLING | 9 | |
| #5 | In a playfully devious way | RASCALLY | 8 | |
| #6 | Inedible cookie insertions | FORTUNES | 8 | |
| #7 | It gets punched at work | TIMECARD | 8 | |
| #8 | More swanky | RITZIER | 7 | |
| #9 | Sounding like a noisy crowd | CLAMORING | 9 | |
| #10 | Stilettos for example | HEELS | 5 | |
| #11 | They get handcuffed | WRISTS | 6 | |
| #12 | They may be on a string | BEADS | 5 | |
| #13 | With unquestioned focus | RESOLUTELY | 10 | |
| #14 | Woman who sews | SEMPSTRESS | 10 |
Clue-by-Clue Breakdown
Blown away — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Central African river — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.
Derek Hough's dancing sister — 8 letters, 4 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Forcing forward — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
In a playfully devious way — 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Inedible cookie insertions — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
It gets punched at work — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
More swanky — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Sounding like a noisy crowd — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Stilettos for example — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.
They get handcuffed — 6 letters, 1 vowel and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
They may be on a string — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.
With unquestioned focus — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
Woman who sews — 10 letters, 2 vowels and 8 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
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3 Tips for 7 Little Words
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.
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.
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 Solve a 7 Little Words Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
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.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.
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