Tuesday · March 23, 2021

7 Little Words March 23, 2021 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the March 23, 2021 puzzle, 4–11 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 4–11 letters 105 letters total ← Mar 22 Mar 24 →
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About this puzzle

March 23, 2021 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on March 23, 2021, a Tuesday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 to 11 letters and 105 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is COMPLICATED at 11 letters, and the shortest is CHAI 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 8 different answer lengths, and 9 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 35 vowels in total out of 105 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

Looking for a different date? Step back to March 22, 2021 or forward to March 24, 2021, browse everything from 2021, or open the full daily archive covering 2,913 dates back to September 2018.

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All answers

14 Answers for March 23, 2021

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#1 Backyard farmers Show answer 9
#2 Branch of political science Show answer 6
#3 Canadian areas Show answer 9
#4 Difficult to analyse Show answer 11
#5 Head covering Show answer 5
#6 Hit in the head Show answer 6
#7 Impression made by a horse Show answer 9
#8 Not thankful enough Show answer 10
#9 Obviously Show answer 7
#10 Pulitzer-winning author Toni Show answer 8
#11 Scottish smallholdings Show answer 6
#12 Spiced tea Show answer 4
#13 Total lack of civility Show answer 9
#14 What the Ugly Duckling was Show answer 6
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Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 GARDENERS

Backyard farmers — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#2 CIVICS

Branch of political science — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#3 PROVINCES

Canadian areas — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.

#4 COMPLICATED

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

#5 SCALP

Head covering — 5 letters, 1 vowel and 4 consonants.

#6 BEANED

Hit in the head — 6 letters, 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#7 HOOFPRINT

Impression made by a horse — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#8 UNGRATEFUL

Not thankful enough — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#9 CLEARLY

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

#10 MORRISON

Pulitzer-winning author Toni — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#11 CROFTS

Scottish smallholdings — 6 letters, 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

#12 CHAI

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

#13 BARBARISM

Total lack of civility — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#14 CYGNET

What the Ugly Duckling was — 6 letters, 1 vowel and 5 consonants.

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FAQ

March 23, 2021 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for March 23, 2021?
The March 23, 2021 puzzle has 14 answers: GARDENERS, CIVICS, PROVINCES, COMPLICATED, SCALP, BEANED, HOOFPRINT, UNGRATEFUL, CLEARLY, MORRISON, CROFTS, CHAI, BARBARISM, CYGNET.
How many answers are in the March 23, 2021 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, 105 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on March 23, 2021?
The longest answer is COMPLICATED at 11 letters, and the shortest is CHAI 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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