Word Cookies Level 1,688
Answers

66 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

INVASIVE

All 66 answers

ACRE4 CARD4 CARE4 CEDE4 CLAD4 DARE4 DEAL4 DEAR4 DEER4 LACE4 LEAD4 LEER4 RACE4 READ4 REAL4 REED4 REEL4 ALDER5 CADRE5 CEDAR5 CLEAR5 EARED5 ELDER5 LACED5 CEREAL6 DEALER6 LEADER6 CLEARED7 DECLARE7 EEL3 ELK3 EYE3 KEY3 LYE3 HEEL4 HOLE4 HOLY4 KEEL4 LEEK4 YOKE4 YOLK4 KEYHOLE7 SEA3 SIN3 VAN3 VIA3 VIE3 SANE4 SAVE4 SINE4 VAIN4 VANE4 VANS4 VASE4 VEIN4 VIES4 VINE4 VISA4 AVENS5 IVIES5 NAIVE5 VANES5 VEINS5 VINES5 NAVIES6 INVASIVE8

Word Cookies Level 1,688 (Animal Cracker Level 7) sits in Ecstatic and holds 66 words, the longest answer being INVASIVE at 8 letters. That is a large board — levels this full are worked one letter at a time rather than by hunting whole answers, and the list below is easier to scan by length than to read straight through.

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.

10 of the 66 answers run to three letters or fewer, which is where levels like this are usually lost. The long answers go in quickly; it is the short ones filling the gaps between them that get missed, because they are easy to read straight past.

This level sits in the 1,601–1,700 block, with level 1,687 and level 1,689 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,688 at a glance
CollectionEcstatic
Words here66
Longest answerINVASIVE (8)
Shortest answerEEL (3)
Average length4.4 letters
Level1,688
Questions

Word Cookies Level 1,688 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 1,688?+
All 66 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
66, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 1,687 and level 1,689, or browse the whole 1,601–1,700 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 Word Cookies Works

The same three moves solve most Word Cookies puzzles, including this one.

1

Read the tray

Every answer uses only these letters. Anything containing one from outside is wrong before you check the board.

2

Place the longest word

It usually uses the whole tray and fixes several crossings at once, which narrows everything still open.

3

Match by length

Counting the squares in an empty slot beats re-reading the answer list from the top.

Play smarter

Word Cookies Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 66 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 INVASIVE

At 8 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The pack name identifies the board

Word Cookies numbers levels inside packs rather than continuously, so the pack is what confirms you are looking at the right level.

4

Try every ending

Once a stem is placed, test S, ED, ER and ING. Many of the answers left on a stalled board are a word you already found with a suffix.

5

A doubled letter is usable twice

If the tray shows the same letter twice, a single answer may use both. It is the commonest reason a correct word gets discarded early.

6

Short words fill the awkward runs

The three-letter answers slot into the gaps the long words leave. Clear them and the board usually opens.

By the numbers

Word Cookies Level 1,688 In Detail

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

Answers in chain66
Longest answerINVASIVE
Average length4.4 letters
Level1,688
Block1,601–1,700