Word Cookies Level 1,981
Answers

78 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

RECOURSE

All 78 answers

CORE4 CUES4 CURE4 ERRS4 ORES4 OURS4 ROSE4 RUSE4 SORE4 SOUR4 SURE4 USER4 CORES5 CURES5 RECUR5 REUSE5 ROUSE5 SCORE5 SCOUR5 SURER5 COURSE6 CURSOR6 RESCUE6 SCORER6 SECURE6 SOURCE6 RECOURSE8 RESOURCE8 HER3 HIS3 IRE3 SHE3 SIR3 SKI3 HEIR4 HERS4 HIKE4 HIRE4 IRKS4 RISE4 RISK4 SIRE4 HEIRS5 HIKER5 HIKES5 HIRES5 SHIRK5 SKIER5 HIKERS6 SHRIEK6 BIB3 BIG3 BIN3 BOB3 BOG3 BOY3 GIN3 ION3 LOB3 LOG3 OIL3 BLOB4 BOIL4 BONY4 GLIB4 GLOB4 LION4 LONG4 OILY4 ONLY4 BINGO5 LOBBY5 LYING5 GIBBON6 GOBLIN6 IGNOBLY7 LOBBING7 LOBBYING8

Word Cookies Level 1,981 (Buccellato Level 19) sits in Enthusiastic and holds 78 words, the longest answer being RECOURSE 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.

17 of the 78 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 1,901–2,000 block, with level 1,980 and level 1,982 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,981 at a glance
CollectionEnthusiastic
Words here78
Longest answerRECOURSE (8)
Shortest answerHER (3)
Average length4.5 letters
Level1,981
Questions

Word Cookies Level 1,981 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 1,981?+
All 78 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
78, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 1,980 and level 1,982, or browse the whole 1,901–2,000 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 78 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 RECOURSE

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 1,981 In Detail

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

Answers in chain78
Longest answerRECOURSE
Average length4.5 letters
Level1,981
Block1,901–2,000