Word Cookies Level 3,973
Answers

56 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

STRICTLY

All 56 answers

GIN3 CAN3 FIG3 FAN3 FIN3 NAG3 GAIN4 FANG4 FACING6 CRY3 ICY3 ITS3 LIT3 SIR3 SIT3 SLY3 STY3 TIC3 TRY3 CITY4 LIST4 SILT4 SLIT4 STIR4 TILT4 LYRIC5 SILTY5 STILT5 TILTS5 LYRICS6 STRICT6 STRICTLY8 ALE3 ARE3 BAN3 BAR3 EAR3 ERA3 RAN3 ABLE4 BALE4 BANE4 BARE4 BARN4 BEAN4 BEAR4 BRAN4 EARN4 LEAN4 LEER4 NEAR4 ABLER5 LEARN5 ENABLE6 LEANER6 ENABLER7

Word Cookies Level 3,973 (Cheese Dip Level 20) sits in Influential and holds 56 words, the longest answer being STRICTLY 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.

23 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 3,901–4,000 block, with level 3,972 and level 3,974 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 3,973 at a glance
CollectionInfluential
Words here56
Longest answerSTRICTLY (8)
Shortest answerGIN (3)
Average length4 letters
Level3,973
Questions

Word Cookies Level 3,973 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 3,973?+
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 3,972 and level 3,974, or browse the whole 3,901–4,000 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 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 STRICTLY

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 3,973 In Detail

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

Answers in chain56
Longest answerSTRICTLY
Average length4 letters
Level3,973
Block3,901–4,000