Thursday · December 12, 2019

7 Little Words December 12, 2019 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the December 12, 2019 puzzle, 5–10 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 5–10 letters 113 letters total ← Dec 11 Dec 13 →
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About this puzzle

December 12, 2019 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on December 12, 2019, a Thursday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 5 to 10 letters and 113 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is BRAZENNESS at 10 letters, and the shortest is CATCH 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 5 different answer lengths, and 8 letters is the most common at 5 of them — useful when you are matching tile groups, because the length rules out most combinations before you try any. The answers use 41 vowels in total out of 113 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

Looking for a different date? Step back to December 11, 2019 or forward to December 13, 2019, browse everything from 2019, or open the full daily archive covering 2,913 dates back to September 2018.

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All answers

14 Answers for December 12, 2019

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 1884 printing innovation Show answer 8
#2 Afraid Show answer 7
#3 Cricket fielding success Show answer 5
#4 Generous Show answer 9
#5 Impudence Show answer 10
#6 It's often added to water Show answer 8
#7 Makeshift Show answer 7
#8 Person trying for a job Show answer 9
#9 Piece sent to an editor Show answer 10
#10 Quebec or PEI Show answer 8
#11 Shared juicy rumours Show answer 8
#12 Take the place of Show answer 9
#13 Talked on and on nervously Show answer 7
#14 Today host Guthrie Show answer 8
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Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 LINOTYPE

1884 printing innovation — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

#2 FEARFUL

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

#3 CATCH

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

#4 UNSELFISH

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

#5 BRAZENNESS

Impudence — 10 letters, 3 vowels and 7 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#6 FLUORIDE

It's often added to water — 8 letters, 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

#7 STOPGAP

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

#8 APPLICANT

Person trying for a job — 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#9 SUBMISSION

Piece sent to an editor — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#10 PROVINCE

Quebec or PEI — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants.

#11 GOSSIPED

Shared juicy rumours — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#12 SUPERSEDE

Take the place of — 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#13 BABBLED

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

#14 SAVANNAH

Today host Guthrie — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

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FAQ

December 12, 2019 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for December 12, 2019?
The December 12, 2019 puzzle has 14 answers: LINOTYPE, FEARFUL, CATCH, UNSELFISH, BRAZENNESS, FLUORIDE, STOPGAP, APPLICANT, SUBMISSION, PROVINCE, GOSSIPED, SUPERSEDE, BABBLED, SAVANNAH.
How many answers are in the December 12, 2019 puzzle?
There are 14 answers published for this date, above the archive average of 10.3 per day. Answer lengths run from 5 to 10 letters, 113 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on December 12, 2019?
The longest answer is BRAZENNESS at 10 letters, and the shortest is CATCH at 5.
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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