Word Cookies Level 5,397
Answers

64 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

BUSYING

All 64 answers

CUE3 CUP3 CUT3 PER3 PET3 PUT3 RUE3 RUT3 CURE4 CURT4 CUTE4 PERT4 PURE4 TRUE4 CREPT5 CUTER5 ERUPT5 TRUCE5 PRECUT6 LAM3 LAW3 LOW3 MAN3 MAW3 MOW3 NOW3 OWL3 OWN3 WON3 LAWN4 LOAN4 MOAN4 MOWN4 WOMAN5 LAWMAN6 BIG3 BIN3 BUG3 BUN3 BUS3 BUY3 GIN3 GNU3 GUN3 GUY3 NUB3 SIN3 SUN3 BINS4 BUGS4 BUNS4 BUSY4 BUYS4 GUNS4 GUYS4 SIGN4 SING4 SNUB4 SNUG4 SUNG4 SUING5 USING5 BUYING6 BUSYING7

Word Cookies Level 5,397 (Bee Sting Cake Level 17) sits in Perfect and holds 64 words, the longest answer being BUSYING 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.

31 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 5,301–5,400 block, with level 5,396 and level 5,398 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,397 at a glance
CollectionPerfect
Words here64
Longest answerBUSYING (7)
Shortest answerCUE (3)
Average length3.8 letters
Level5,397
Questions

Word Cookies Level 5,397 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 5,397?+
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 5,396 and level 5,398, 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 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 BUSYING

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 5,397 In Detail

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

Answers in chain64
Longest answerBUSYING
Average length3.8 letters
Level5,397
Block5,301–5,400