Word Cookies Level 5,490
Answers

31 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

SURVIVES

All 31 answers

PIE3 PUS3 SIP3 SUE3 USE3 PIES4 QUIP4 EQUIP5 PIQUE5 QUIPS5 EQUIPS6 RISE4 RUES4 RUSE4 SIRE4 SIRS4 SUES4 SURE4 USER4 USES4 VIES4 ISSUE5 RISES5 SIRES5 USERS5 VIRUS5 ISSUER6 VERSUS6 SURVIVE7 VIRUSES7 SURVIVES8

Word Cookies Level 5,490 (Acorn Level 11) sits in Phenomenal Chef and holds 31 words, the longest answer being SURVIVES 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.

5 of the 31 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 5,401–5,500 block, with level 5,489 and level 5,491 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,490 at a glance
CollectionPhenomenal Chef
Words here31
Longest answerSURVIVES (8)
Shortest answerPIE (3)
Average length4.6 letters
Level5,490
Questions

Word Cookies Level 5,490 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 5,490?+
All 31 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
31, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,489 and level 5,491, or browse the whole 5,401–5,500 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 31 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 SURVIVES

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 5,490 In Detail

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

Answers in chain31
Longest answerSURVIVES
Average length4.6 letters
Level5,490
Block5,401–5,500