7 Little Words March 31, 2021 Answers
14 answers for the March 31, 2021 puzzle, 5–11 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.
March 31, 2021 — Complete Answer Guide
This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on March 31, 2021, a Wednesday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 5 to 11 letters and 112 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.
The longest answer is ENTITLEMENT at 11 letters, and the shortest is DOOZY 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 7 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 38 vowels in total out of 112 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.
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14 Answers for March 31, 2021
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Add an s to perhaps | PLURALISE | 9 | |
| #2 | Adding one coat over another | LAYERING | 8 | |
| #3 | Charm perhaps | PENDANT | 7 | |
| #4 | Downward paths | DESCENTS | 8 | |
| #5 | Muffled | SMOTHERED | 9 | |
| #6 | Nicks of Fleetwood Mac | STEVIE | 6 | |
| #7 | Rerouting | SHUNTING | 8 | |
| #8 | Right | ENTITLEMENT | 11 | |
| #9 | Salad base | LETTUCE | 7 | |
| #10 | Smashed to bits | SHATTERED | 9 | |
| #11 | Something excellent | DOOZY | 5 | |
| #12 | Well-mannered insects | LADYBUGS | 8 | |
| #13 | Words spelled the same | HOMOGRAPHS | 10 | |
| #14 | Zilch | NOTHING | 7 |
Clue-by-Clue Breakdown
Add an s to perhaps — 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Adding one coat over another — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.
Charm perhaps — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Downward paths — 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Muffled — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Nicks of Fleetwood Mac — 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Rerouting — 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Right — 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.
Salad base — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Smashed to bits — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Something excellent — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.
Well-mannered insects — 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants.
Words spelled the same — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.
Zilch — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 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