Monday · April 12, 2021

7 Little Words April 12, 2021 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the April 12, 2021 puzzle, 5–11 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 5–11 letters 115 letters total ← Apr 11 Apr 13 →
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About this puzzle

April 12, 2021 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on April 12, 2021, a Monday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 5 to 11 letters and 115 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is SMOKESCREEN at 11 letters, and the shortest is STEVE 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 7 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 42 vowels in total out of 115 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for April 12, 2021

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#1 Apple founder Jobs STEVE 5
#2 Camouflage SMOKESCREEN 11
#3 Circumference GIRTH 5
#4 Conducted a campaign LOBBIED 7
#5 Container CANISTER 8
#6 Conversation starter ICEBREAKER 10
#7 Elongated STRETCHED 9
#8 Outer layer EXTERIOR 8
#9 Reached the lowest state BOTTOMED 8
#10 Stupendous ASTONISHING 11
#11 Swimming method BACKSTROKE 10
#12 Wardship CUSTODY 7
#13 What you call your kids say NICKNAMES 9
#14 Where movies are shown CINEMAS 7
Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 STEVE

Apple founder Jobs — 5 letters, 2 vowels and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#2 SMOKESCREEN

Camouflage — 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#3 GIRTH

Circumference — 5 letters, 1 vowel and 4 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#4 LOBBIED

Conducted a campaign — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#5 CANISTER

Container — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

#6 ICEBREAKER

Conversation starter — 10 letters, 5 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#7 STRETCHED

Elongated — 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#8 EXTERIOR

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

#9 BOTTOMED

Reached the lowest state — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#10 ASTONISHING

Stupendous — 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#11 BACKSTROKE

Swimming method — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#12 CUSTODY

Wardship — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants.

#13 NICKNAMES

What you call your kids say — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#14 CINEMAS

Where movies are shown — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

FAQ

April 12, 2021 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for April 12, 2021?
The April 12, 2021 puzzle has 14 answers: STEVE, SMOKESCREEN, GIRTH, LOBBIED, CANISTER, ICEBREAKER, STRETCHED, EXTERIOR, BOTTOMED, ASTONISHING, BACKSTROKE, CUSTODY, NICKNAMES, CINEMAS.
How many answers are in the April 12, 2021 puzzle?
There are 14 answers published for this date, above the archive average of 10.3 per day. Answer lengths run from 5 to 11 letters, 115 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on April 12, 2021?
The longest answer is SMOKESCREEN at 11 letters, and the shortest is STEVE at 5.
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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