Word Cookies Level 4,972
Answers

38 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

DEBASED

All 38 answers

EMU3 MET3 SET3 SUE3 SUM3 USE3 MUSE4 MUSK4 MUST4 MUTE4 STEM4 TUSK4 MUSKET6 ADD3 BAD3 BED3 BEE3 DAB3 SAD3 SEA3 SEE3 ADDS4 BASE4 BEAD4 BEDS4 BEES4 DABS4 DEED4 EASE4 SEED4 BASED5 BEADS5 DEEDS5 EASED5 BEADED6 DEBASE6 SEABED6 DEBASED7

Word Cookies Level 4,972 (Araza Level 13) sits in Nice and holds 38 words, the longest answer being DEBASED 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.

14 of the 38 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 4,901–5,000 block, with level 4,971 and level 4,973 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,972 at a glance
CollectionNice
Words here38
Longest answerDEBASED (7)
Shortest answerEMU (3)
Average length4 letters
Level4,972
Questions

Word Cookies Level 4,972 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 4,972?+
All 38 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
38, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,971 and level 4,973, or browse the whole 4,901–5,000 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 38 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 DEBASED

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 4,972 In Detail

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

Answers in chain38
Longest answerDEBASED
Average length4 letters
Level4,972
Block4,901–5,000