Thursday · May 13, 2021

7 Little Words May 13, 2021 Answers

All 14 Clues Solved

14 answers for the May 13, 2021 puzzle, 4–10 letters each — above the archive average of 10.3 per day.

14 answers 4–10 letters 101 letters total ← May 12 May 14 →
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About this puzzle

May 13, 2021 — Complete Answer Guide

This page has every answer to the 7 Little Words puzzle published on May 13, 2021, a Thursday. There are 14 answers in total, running from 4 to 10 letters and 101 letters combined. That puts this date above the archive-wide average of 10.3 answers per day.

The longest answer is INSTIGATOR at 10 letters, and the shortest is CROP 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 39 vowels in total out of 101 letters, so vowel-heavy fragments are worth placing early on this board.

Looking for a different date? Step back to May 12, 2021 or forward to May 14, 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 May 13, 2021

#ClueAnswerLettersCopy
#1 Actor Oscar of Star Wars Show answer 5
#2 Adding a pattern to the wall Show answer 8
#3 Bean also known as borlotti Show answer 9
#4 Low voice Show answer 8
#5 Makes a fist perhaps Show answer 8
#6 Person who starts things Show answer 10
#7 Person without influence Show answer 6
#8 Shaving implements Show answer 6
#9 Sidestepping Show answer 8
#10 The Four Seasons composer Show answer 7
#11 The best as of conditions Show answer 7
#12 Trim as a picture Show answer 4
#13 Warded (off) Show answer 6
#14 What fence-sitters do Show answer 9
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Clue breakdown

Clue-by-Clue Breakdown

#1 ISAAC

Actor Oscar of Star Wars — 5 letters, 3 vowels and 2 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#2 PAPERING

Adding a pattern to the wall — 8 letters, 3 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#3 CRANBERRY

Bean also known as borlotti — 9 letters, 2 vowels and 7 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#4 BARITONE

Low voice — 8 letters, 4 vowels and 4 consonants.

#5 CLENCHES

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

#6 INSTIGATOR

Person who starts things — 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants. The longest answer here — worth placing first, since it consumes the most tile groups.

#7 NOBODY

Person without influence — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#8 RAZORS

Shaving implements — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#9 AVOIDING

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

#10 VIVALDI

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

#11 OPTIMUM

The best as of conditions — 7 letters, 3 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#12 CROP

Trim as a picture — 4 letters, 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers on this date.

#13 FENDED

Warded (off) — 6 letters, 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

#14 VACILLATE

What fence-sitters do — 9 letters, 4 vowels and 5 consonants. Contains a repeated letter, which narrows the tile groups that can fit.

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FAQ

May 13, 2021 — Questions

What are the 7 Little Words answers for May 13, 2021?
The May 13, 2021 puzzle has 14 answers: ISAAC, PAPERING, CRANBERRY, BARITONE, CLENCHES, INSTIGATOR, NOBODY, RAZORS, AVOIDING, VIVALDI, OPTIMUM, CROP, FENDED, VACILLATE.
How many answers are in the May 13, 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 10 letters, 101 letters in total.
What is the longest answer on May 13, 2021?
The longest answer is INSTIGATOR at 10 letters, and the shortest is CROP 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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