Word Cookies Level 173
Answers

66 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

APPAREL

All 66 answers

LAB3 ALE3 SEA3 SALE4 BELL4 SEAL4 ABLE4 BALL4 BALLS5 BELLS5 SABLE5 LABELS6 APE3 ARE3 EAR3 ERA3 LAP3 PAR3 PEA3 PER3 RAP3 AREA4 LEAP4 PALE4 PARE4 PEAL4 PEAR4 PLEA4 REAL4 REAP4 APPLE5 PAPER5 PEARL5 APPEAL6 APPEAR6 APPAREL7 FORE4 FORT4 FRET4 ORES4 REST4 ROSE4 ROTS4 SETS4 SOFT4 SORE4 SORT4 TOES4 TORE4 TOSS4 FORTE5 FORTS5 FRETS5 FROST5 RESTS5 ROSES5 SORES5 SORTS5 STORE5 FOREST6 FOSTER6 FROSTS6 SOFTER6 STORES6 FORESTS7 FOSTERS7

Word Cookies Level 173 (Choco Chia Level 20) sits in Aficionado and holds 66 words, the longest answer being APPAREL at 7 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.

12 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 101–200 block, with level 172 and level 174 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 173 at a glance
CollectionAficionado
Words here66
Longest answerAPPAREL (7)
Shortest answerLAB (3)
Average length4.4 letters
Level173
Questions

Word Cookies Level 173 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 173?+
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 172 and level 174, or browse the whole 101–200 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 APPAREL

At 7 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 173 In Detail

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

Answers in chain66
Longest answerAPPAREL
Average length4.4 letters
Level173
Block101–200