Word Cookies Level 3,042
Answers

56 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

EXTENTS

All 56 answers

DEPOTS6 TOES4 SOD3 PODS4 PEST4 DOTES5 OPTS4 TOP3 NET3 SEE3 SET3 TEE3 TEN3 NEST4 NETS4 NEXT4 SEEN4 SENT4 TEEN4 TEES4 TENT4 TEST4 TEXT4 TEENS5 TENET5 TENSE5 TENTS5 TEXTS5 EXTENT6 EXTENTS7 AIL3 AIM3 AIR3 ARM3 LAP3 LIP3 MAP3 PAL3 PAR3 RAM3 RAP3 RIM3 RIP3 LAIR4 LAMP4 LIAR4 LIMP4 MAIL4 PAIL4 PAIR4 PALM4 PRIM4 RAIL4 RAMP4 APRIL5 PRIMAL6

Word Cookies Level 3,042 (Apple Pie Level 10) sits in Gifted and holds 56 words, the longest answer being EXTENTS at 7 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.

20 of the 56 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 3,001–3,100 block, with level 3,041 and level 3,043 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 3,042 at a glance
CollectionGifted
Words here56
Longest answerEXTENTS (7)
Shortest answerSOD (3)
Average length3.9 letters
Level3,042
Questions

Word Cookies Level 3,042 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 3,042?+
All 56 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
56, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 3,041 and level 3,043, or browse the whole 3,001–3,100 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 56 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 EXTENTS

At 7 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 3,042 In Detail

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

Answers in chain56
Longest answerEXTENTS
Average length3.9 letters
Level3,042
Block3,001–3,100