Word Cookies Level 2,981
Answers

61 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

NAUSEOUS

All 61 answers

FEN3 FIN3 FIR3 INK3 IRE3 IRK3 KIN3 FINE4 FIRE4 REIN4 RIFE4 RINK4 FINER5 INFER5 KNIFE5 KNIFER6 DARE4 DART4 DATE4 DEAN4 DEAR4 DENT4 EARN4 NEAR4 NEAT4 NERD4 RANT4 RATE4 READ4 REND4 RENT4 TEAR4 TEND4 TERN4 RATED5 TRADE5 TREAD5 TREND5 ARDENT6 EON3 ONE3 SEA3 SON3 SUE3 SUN3 USE3 EONS4 NOES4 NOSE4 ONES4 ONUS4 SANE4 SEAS4 SONS4 SUES4 SUNS4 USES4 NOSES5 OASES5 SEASON6 NAUSEOUS8

Word Cookies Level 2,981 (Cheese Cake Level 14) sits in Genial and holds 61 words, the longest answer being NAUSEOUS 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 61 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 2,901–3,000 block, with level 2,980 and level 2,982 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 2,981 at a glance
CollectionGenial
Words here61
Longest answerNAUSEOUS (8)
Shortest answerFEN (3)
Average length4.1 letters
Level2,981
Questions

Word Cookies Level 2,981 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 2,981?+
All 61 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
61, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 2,980 and level 2,982, or browse the whole 2,901–3,000 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 61 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 NAUSEOUS

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 2,981 In Detail

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

Answers in chain61
Longest answerNAUSEOUS
Average length4.1 letters
Level2,981
Block2,901–3,000