Word Cookies Level 816
Answers

74 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

SQUASHED

All 74 answers

DASH4 DUES4 HEAD4 HUES4 SASH4 SEAS4 SHED4 SUDS4 SUED4 SUES4 USED4 USES4 ASHES5 HEADS5 SHADE5 SHEDS5 SQUAD5 DASHES6 SHADES6 SQUADS6 SQUASH6 QUASHED7 SQUASHED8 ACED4 ACRE4 CARD4 CARE4 CEDE4 DARE4 DEAR4 DEER4 RACE4 RARE4 READ4 REAR4 REED4 ARCED5 CADRE5 CARED5 CEDAR5 EARED5 ERRED5 RACED5 RACER5 CAREER6 DEARER6 DECREE6 READER6 REARED6 RECEDE6 REREAD6 CAREERED8 PER3 PUS3 RUE3 SEE3 SUE3 USE3 PEER4 PURE4 RUES4 RUSE4 SEEP4 SEER4 SPUR4 SURE4 USER4 PEERS5 PUREE5 PURSE5 REUSE5 SPREE5 SUPER5 PERUSE6

Word Cookies Level 816 (Acacia Level 19) sits in Brilliant and holds 74 words, the longest answer being SQUASHED 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.

6 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 801–900 block, with level 815 and level 817 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 816 at a glance
CollectionBrilliant
Words here74
Longest answerSQUASHED (8)
Shortest answerPER (3)
Average length4.6 letters
Level816
Questions

Word Cookies Level 816 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Cookies Level 816?+
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 815 and level 817, or browse the whole 801–900 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 SQUASHED

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 816 In Detail

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

Answers in chain74
Longest answerSQUASHED
Average length4.6 letters
Level816
Block801–900