7 Little Words December 12, 2020 Answers
14 answers for the December 12, 2020 puzzle, 4–10 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.
December 12, 2020 — Complete Answer Guide
This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on December 12, 2020, a Saturday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 to 10 letters and 106 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.
The longest answer is BUTTERBALL at 10 letters, and the shortest is SICK 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 8 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 35 vowels in total out of 106 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.
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14 Answers for December 12, 2020
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Accompaniment to spaghetti | MEATBALL | 8 | |
| #2 | Ailing | SICK | 4 | |
| #3 | Brand of gobbler | BUTTERBALL | 10 | |
| #4 | Cat's complaint | HAIRBALL | 8 | |
| #5 | Contract | SHORTEN | 7 | |
| #6 | Cooking quickly on high heat | BROWNING | 8 | |
| #7 | Despicable person | SLIMEBALL | 9 | |
| #8 | Does a tailor's job | FITS | 4 | |
| #9 | Eyeglasses | SPECTACLES | 10 | |
| #10 | He welcomes people to a club | GREETER | 7 | |
| #11 | Hoops | BASKETBALL | 10 | |
| #12 | Sort into categories | GROUP | 5 | |
| #13 | Unforeseen development | CURVEBALL | 9 | |
| #14 | Visionary orb | EYEBALL | 7 |
Clue-by-Clue Breakdown
Accompaniment to spaghetti — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Ailing — 4 letters, 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.
Brand of gobbler — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
Cat's complaint — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Contract — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants.
Cooking quickly on high heat — 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Despicable person — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Does a tailor's job — 4 letters, 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.
Eyeglasses — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
He welcomes people to a club — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Hoops — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
Sort into categories — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
Unforeseen development — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Visionary orb — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
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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