Word Cookies Level 4,009
Answers

62 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

PICKLING

All 62 answers

GIN3 ILK3 INK3 KIN3 LIP3 PIN3 CLIP4 KING4 LICK4 LINK4 NICK4 PICK4 PING4 PINK4 CLING5 CLINK5 ICING5 LIKING6 PILING6 LICKING7 PICKING7 PICKLING8 ATE3 EAT3 FAT3 FOE3 OAK3 OAT3 OFF3 TEA3 TOE3 FAKE4 FATE4 FEAT4 TAKE4 TEAK4 TAKEOFF7 ANT3 ARE3 ART3 EAR3 ERA3 NET3 RAN3 RAT3 TAN3 TAR3 TEN3 EARN4 NEAR4 NEAT4 RANT4 RATE4 RENT4 TART4 TEAR4 TENT4 TERN4 TREAT5 TANNER6 TENANT6 ENTRANT7

Word Cookies Level 4,009 (Banana Salad Level 17) sits in Insightful and holds 62 words, the longest answer being PICKLING 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.

26 of the 62 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 4,001–4,100 block, with level 4,008 and level 4,010 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,009 at a glance
CollectionInsightful
Words here62
Longest answerPICKLING (8)
Shortest answerGIN (3)
Average length4 letters
Level4,009
Questions

Word Cookies Level 4,009 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 4,009?+
All 62 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
62, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,008 and level 4,010, or browse the whole 4,001–4,100 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 62 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 PICKLING

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 4,009 In Detail

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

Answers in chain62
Longest answerPICKLING
Average length4 letters
Level4,009
Block4,001–4,100