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USA Today Up & Down Words August 4, 2026 Answers

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The complete Tuesday word chain — 7 two-word answers, each linking into the next. Puzzle by David L. Hoyt.

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The Chain
1 Like clothes that no longer fit TOO TIGHT
2 Football position TIGHT END
3 Sofa-side furnishing END TABLE
4 Dinner discussion TABLE TALK
5 Speak aggressively TALK TOUGH
6 Unlucky setback TOUGH BREAK
7 Neither gain nor lose BREAK EVEN

About this puzzle

This page lists the complete answer chain for the USA Today Up & Down Words published on August 4, 2026. Each answer is a two-word phrase, and the second word of every answer is the first word of the next one down. Tap any clue to open that answer's own page.