Word Cookies Level 4,997
Answers

66 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

STIFFISH

All 66 answers

FIT3 HIS3 HIT3 ITS3 SIT3 FISH4 FIST4 FITS4 HITS4 SIFT4 SITS4 THIS4 FIFTH5 FISTS5 SHIFT5 SIFTS5 STIFF5 SHIFTS6 STIFFISH8 EGO3 EON3 GIN3 ION3 IRE3 NOR3 ONE3 ORE3 RIG3 GONE4 GORE4 GRIN4 IRON4 OGRE4 REIN4 RING4 REIGN5 IGNORE6 REGION6 BET3 BUT3 BUY3 BYE3 PER3 PET3 PRY3 PUT3 RUB3 RUE3 RYE3 TRY3 YET3 BURP4 BURY4 BYTE4 PERT4 PREY4 PURE4 RUBY4 TRUE4 TUBE4 TYPE4 BRUTE5 BUYER5 ERUPT5 TUBER5 PUBERTY7

Word Cookies Level 4,997 (Clementine Level 18) sits in Nice and holds 66 words, the longest answer being STIFFISH 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.

27 of the 66 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 4,996 and level 4,998 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,997 at a glance
CollectionNice
Words here66
Longest answerSTIFFISH (8)
Shortest answerFIT (3)
Average length3.9 letters
Level4,997
Questions

Word Cookies Level 4,997 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 4,997?+
All 66 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
66, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,996 and level 4,998, 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 66 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 STIFFISH

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 4,997 In Detail

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

Answers in chain66
Longest answerSTIFFISH
Average length3.9 letters
Level4,997
Block4,901–5,000