Word Cookies Level 1,861
Answers

71 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

SELFISHLY

All 71 answers

ANT3 BAN3 BAT3 BUN3 BUT3 MAN3 MAT3 NUB3 NUT3 TAB3 TAN3 TUB3 ABUT4 AUNT4 BALM4 LAMB4 MALT4 MAUL4 NUMB4 TUBA4 TUNA4 ALBUM5 BANAL5 BLUNT5 NATAL5 MANUAL6 AMBULANT8 ACE3 AIR3 ARC3 ARE3 CAR3 EAR3 ERA3 ERR3 ICE3 IRE3 ACRE4 CARE4 RACE4 RARE4 REAR4 RICE4 CRIER5 RACER5 CARRIER7 LYE3 SHE3 SHY3 SLY3 YES3 FILE4 FILL4 FISH4 LESS4 SELL4 YELL4 FILES5 FILLS5 FILLY5 FISHY5 HELLS5 SELLS5 SHELL5 YELLS5 ELFISH6 FISHES6 SHELLS6 SHELLY6 SELFISH7 SELFISHLY9

Word Cookies Level 1,861 (Caramel Apple Level 19) sits in Eminent and holds 71 words, the longest answer being SELFISHLY at 9 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.

27 of the 71 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 1,801–1,900 block, with level 1,860 and level 1,862 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,861 at a glance
CollectionEminent
Words here71
Longest answerSELFISHLY (9)
Shortest answerANT (3)
Average length4.2 letters
Level1,861
Questions

Word Cookies Level 1,861 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 1,861?+
All 71 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
71, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 1,860 and level 1,862, or browse the whole 1,801–1,900 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 71 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 SELFISHLY

At 9 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 1,861 In Detail

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

Answers in chain71
Longest answerSELFISHLY
Average length4.2 letters
Level1,861
Block1,801–1,900