Word Cookies Level 2,872
Answers

35 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CHANCING

All 35 answers

DID3 EVE3 RED3 RID3 VIE3 DEED4 DEER4 DIRE4 DIVE4 EVER4 REED4 RIDE4 VEER4 VIED4 DIVED5 DIVER5 DRIED5 DRIVE5 DERIDE6 DERIVE6 DERIVED7 CAN3 GIN3 INN3 NAG3 CHIC4 CHIN4 GAIN4 HANG4 INCH4 CHAIN5 ACHING6 CANING6 CACHING7 CHANCING8

Word Cookies Level 2,872 (Beetroot Brownies Level 6) sits in Forager and holds 35 words, the longest answer being CHANCING 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.

9 of the 35 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 2,801–2,900 block, with level 2,871 and level 2,873 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 2,872 at a glance
CollectionForager
Words here35
Longest answerCHANCING (8)
Shortest answerDID (3)
Average length4.4 letters
Level2,872
Questions

Word Cookies Level 2,872 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 2,872?+
All 35 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
35, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 2,871 and level 2,873, or browse the whole 2,801–2,900 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 35 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 CHANCING

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 2,872 In Detail

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

Answers in chain35
Longest answerCHANCING
Average length4.4 letters
Level2,872
Block2,801–2,900