Word Cookies Level 5,388
Answers

70 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CRUMPLING

All 70 answers

GIN3 GUM3 LIP3 NIP3 PIG3 PIN3 RIG3 RIP3 RUM3 CLIP4 GIRL4 GLUM4 GRIN4 GRIP4 LUMP4 PING4 PLUM4 RING4 RUMP4 CLING5 CLUMP5 LUMPING7 PLUMING7 CLUMPING8 CRUMPLING9 ASH3 HAS3 HUE3 SEA3 SHE3 SUE3 USE3 HUES4 SASH4 SEAS4 SUES4 USES4 ASHES5 SQUASH6 QUASHES7 SQUASHES8 ARE3 VAN3 EARN4 EVEN4 EVER4 GAVE4 GEAR4 GENE4 NEAR4 RAGE4 RANG4 RAVE4 VANE4 VEER4 AGREE5 ANGER5 EAGER5 GENRE5 GRAVE5 GREEN5 NERVE5 NEVER5 RANGE5 RAVEN5 VEGAN5 VERGE5 AVENGE6 AVENGER7 ENGRAVE7

Word Cookies Level 5,388 (Butter Bun Level 9) sits in Patient and holds 70 words, the longest answer being CRUMPLING at 9 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.

18 of the 70 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 5,301–5,400 block, with level 5,387 and level 5,389 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,388 at a glance
CollectionPatient
Words here70
Longest answerCRUMPLING (9)
Shortest answerGIN (3)
Average length4.4 letters
Level5,388
Questions

Word Cookies Level 5,388 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 5,388?+
All 70 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
70, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,387 and level 5,389, or browse the whole 5,301–5,400 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 70 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 CRUMPLING

At 9 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 5,388 In Detail

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

Answers in chain70
Longest answerCRUMPLING
Average length4.4 letters
Level5,388
Block5,301–5,400