Word Cookies Level 1,985
Answers

71 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

PIERCING

All 71 answers

EPIC4 GRIN4 GRIP4 ICER4 NICE4 PIER4 PINE4 PING4 REIN4 RICE4 RING4 RIPE4 GRIPE5 ICIER5 ICING5 NICER5 PRICE5 REIGN5 RIPEN5 CRINGE6 PINCER6 PRINCE6 PIECING7 PRICING7 PIERCING8 CUP3 GUN3 LIP3 LOG3 OIL3 PIG3 PIN3 PUN3 CLIP4 CLOG4 COIL4 COIN4 GULP4 ICON4 LION4 LONG4 LUNG4 PLUG4 UPON4 CLING5 CLUNG5 LOGIC5 LOPING6 COUPLING8 BUS3 HUB3 HUE3 SHE3 SUE3 USE3 BLUE4 BUSH4 HUBS4 HUES4 LESS4 LUSH4 SUES4 USES4 BLESS5 BLUES5 BLUSH5 BUSES5 SLUSH5 BUSHEL6 BLUSHES7 BUSHELS7

Word Cookies Level 1,985 (Buccellato Level 4) sits in Enthusiastic and holds 71 words, the longest answer being PIERCING 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.

14 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 1,901–2,000 block, with level 1,984 and level 1,986 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,985 at a glance
CollectionEnthusiastic
Words here71
Longest answerPIERCING (8)
Shortest answerCUP (3)
Average length4.4 letters
Level1,985
Questions

Word Cookies Level 1,985 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 1,985?+
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 1,984 and level 1,986, 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 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 PIERCING

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 1,985 In Detail

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

Answers in chain71
Longest answerPIERCING
Average length4.4 letters
Level1,985
Block1,901–2,000