Crossword Jam Level 8,628
Answers

16 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

WORKING

All 16 answers

GOWN4 GRIN4 GROW4 GROWN5 IRON4 KING4 KNOW4 RING4 RINK4 WING4 WINK4 WORK4 WORKING7 WORN4 WRING5 WRONG5

Crossword Jam Level 8,628 sits in Breezy and holds 16 words, the longest answer being WORKING at 7 letters. That is a substantial board, enough that checking off what you already have is faster than re-reading the whole list.

Every answer below carries its letter count, which is the fastest way to match an empty slot: counting the squares in a gap and scanning for that exact length beats reading the list from the top. Answers are listed in the order the game accepts them, so the page reads the way the level plays.

This level has almost no short filler, so it is carried by its longer answers and there is little quick to open it with. Work outward from WORKING and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 8,601–8,700 block, with level 8,627 and level 8,629 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 8,628 at a glance
CollectionBreezy
Words here16
Longest answerWORKING (7)
Shortest answerGOWN (4)
Average length4.4 letters
Level8,628
Questions

Crossword Jam Level 8,628 FAQ

1What is the answer to Crossword Jam Level 8,628?+
All 16 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
16, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 8,627 and level 8,629, or browse the whole 8,601–8,700 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How Crossword Jam Works

The same three moves solve most Crossword Jam puzzles, including this one.

1

Place the longest word

It uses the whole set and anchors the grid, fixing crossings that narrow everything else.

2

Count the empty run

A three-square gap has very few candidates. Match by length before thinking about meaning.

3

Reuse what you placed

Short answers are usually fragments of the long one. Look at what you have already solved rather than at the tiles.

Play smarter

Crossword Jam Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 16 links

Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.

2

Longest answer is WORKING

At 7 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The long answer is the letter set

Every other word is built from its letters. That single fact discards most candidates without looking at the board.

4

Short words finish levels

The long answers come easily; the three-letter fillers threaded between them are what stall a grid, because they are easy to read past.

5

Test the endings

S, ED, ER and ING turn one solved answer into two or three more. It is the quickest way to unstick a board.

6

Build from the rare letter

A J, Q, X, V or Z narrows the field faster than any vowel. Work out where it can go first.

By the numbers

Crossword Jam Level 8,628 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

Answers in chain16
Longest answerWORKING
Average length4.4 letters
Level8,628
Block8,601–8,700