Saturday · October 20, 2018

7 Little Words October 20, 2018 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the October 20, 2018 puzzle, 4–11 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 4–11 letters 103 letters total ← Oct 19 Oct 21 →
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11Longest
103Total Letters
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About this puzzle

October 20, 2018 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on October 20, 2018, a Saturday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 to 11 letters and 103 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is UNPUBLISHED at 11 letters, and the shortest is RIOT at 4.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 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 103 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

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All answers

14 Answers for October 20, 2018

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 A.A. Milne character Show answer 5
#2 B.B. King notably Show answer 9
#3 CC Sabathia's ball club Show answer 7
#4 E.E. Cummings' field Show answer 6
#5 Humorous Show answer 7
#6 J.J. Abrams of Star Trek Show answer 8
#7 L.L. Bean for one Show answer 8
#8 Like a multi-side object Show answer 9
#9 Like an angry dog maybe Show answer 8
#10 Not successful as an author Show answer 11
#11 Public uprising Show answer 4
#12 South Africa's busiest port Show answer 6
#13 Talks arrogantly Show answer 8
#14 ZZ Top frontman Billy Show answer 7
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Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 KANGA

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

#2 GUITARIST

B.B. King notably — 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#3 YANKEES

CC Sabathia's ball club — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#4 POETRY

E.E. Cummings' field — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

#5 AMUSING

Humorous — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants.

#6 DIRECTOR

J.J. Abrams of Star Trek — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#7 RETAILER

L.L. Bean for one — 8 letters, 4 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#8 POLYGONAL

Like a multi-side object — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#9 GROWLING

Like an angry dog maybe — 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#10 UNPUBLISHED

Not successful as an author — 11 letters, 4 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#11 RIOT

Public uprising — 4 letters, 2 vowels and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#12 DURBAN

South Africa's busiest port — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants.

#13 BLUSTERS

Talks arrogantly — 8 letters, 2 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#14 GIBBONS

ZZ Top frontman Billy — 7 letters, 2 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

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FAQ

October 20, 2018 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for October 20, 2018?
The October 20, 2018 puzzle has 14 answers: KANGA, GUITARIST, YANKEES, POETRY, AMUSING, DIRECTOR, RETAILER, POLYGONAL, GROWLING, UNPUBLISHED, RIOT, DURBAN, BLUSTERS, GIBBONS.
How many answers are in the October 20, 2018 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, 103 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on October 20, 2018?
The longest answer is UNPUBLISHED at 11 letters, and the shortest is RIOT at 4.
Is this the newest 7 Little Words puzzle?
No. The newest puzzle on record is September 8, 2026. Browse every date in the daily archive.
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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 — Sep 8, 2026
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