Word Cookies Level 5,189
Answers

64 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

SIFTING

All 64 answers

FIG3 FIN3 FIT3 GIN3 ITS3 SIN3 SIT3 TIN3 FIGS4 FINS4 FIST4 FITS4 GIFT4 GIST4 SIFT4 SIGN4 SING4 TINS4 GIFTS5 STING5 SITING6 SIFTING7 ILL3 JOT3 JOY3 LIT3 LOT3 OIL3 TOY3 JILT4 JOLT4 LILT4 LILY4 OILY4 TILL4 TOIL4 TOLL4 JOLLITY7 BYE3 ELF3 FIB3 FIR3 FLY3 FRY3 IRE3 LIE3 LYE3 RIB3 RYE3 BIER4 BILE4 FILE4 FIRE4 LIFE4 RELY4 RIFE4 RILE4 BRIEF5 FIERY5 FLIER5 FLYER5 RIFLE5 BELFRY6 BRIEFLY7

Word Cookies Level 5,189 (Apple Fritter Level 17) sits in Outstanding and holds 64 words, the longest answer being SIFTING 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.

26 of the 64 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 5,101–5,200 block, with level 5,188 and level 5,190 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,189 at a glance
CollectionOutstanding
Words here64
Longest answerSIFTING (7)
Shortest answerFIG (3)
Average length3.9 letters
Level5,189
Questions

Word Cookies Level 5,189 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 5,189?+
All 64 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
64, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,188 and level 5,190, or browse the whole 5,101–5,200 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 64 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 SIFTING

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 5,189 In Detail

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

Answers in chain64
Longest answerSIFTING
Average length3.9 letters
Level5,189
Block5,101–5,200