Word Cookies Level 5,262
Answers

74 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HARDSHIP

All 74 answers

AIRS4 ARID4 DASH4 DIPS4 DISH4 DRIP4 HAIR4 HARD4 HARP4 HASH4 HIPS4 PADS4 PAID4 PAIR4 RAID4 RAPS4 RASH4 RIDS4 RIPS4 SAID4 SHIP4 SPAR4 DRIPS5 HAIRS5 HARPS5 HARSH5 PAIRS5 RAIDS5 RAPID5 SHARP5 RADISH6 RAPIDS6 HARDSHIP8 HIM3 HIP3 HIT3 NIP3 PIN3 PIT3 RIM3 TIP3 HINT4 MINT4 PRIM4 THIN4 TRIM4 TRIP4 MIRTH5 PRINT5 IMPRINT7 AGES4 EAST4 EATS4 GATE4 GAVE4 GETS4 GUST4 GUTS4 SAVE4 SEAT4 TAGS4 TEAS4 TUGS4 VASE4 VAST4 VEST4 VETS4 GATES5 GUEST5 SAUTE5 STAGE5 USAGE5 VAGUE5 VAGUEST7

Word Cookies Level 5,262 (Ballotine Level 7) sits in Palatial and holds 74 words, the longest answer being HARDSHIP 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.

8 of the 74 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 5,201–5,300 block, with level 5,261 and level 5,263 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,262 at a glance
CollectionPalatial
Words here74
Longest answerHARDSHIP (8)
Shortest answerHIM (3)
Average length4.3 letters
Level5,262
Questions

Word Cookies Level 5,262 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 5,262?+
All 74 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
74, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,261 and level 5,263, or browse the whole 5,201–5,300 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 74 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 HARDSHIP

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 5,262 In Detail

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

Answers in chain74
Longest answerHARDSHIP
Average length4.3 letters
Level5,262
Block5,201–5,300