Word Crossy Level 18,188
Answers

18 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

NEATEST

All 18 answers

NEATEST7 ESTATE6 SENATE6 EATEN5 STATE5 TASTE5 TEASE5 TENET5 TENSE5 EASE4 NEST4 SANE4 SEAT4 SEEN4 SENT4 TEEN4 TENT4 TEST4

Word Crossy Level 18,188 sits in the Goodwill pack and holds 18 words on the board, the longest being NEATEST at 7 letters. That is around the usual size for Word Crossy, which means the grid will have several short answers threaded between the long ones.

Every answer on this level is built from the letters in NEATEST, which uses 5 distinct letters. That is the fastest filter you have: a candidate containing anything outside that set cannot be an answer, however well it seems to fit the grid. Place the long word first and the crossings it fixes narrow everything else sharply.

This board has almost no short filler: every answer is at least four letters, so the level is carried by its longer words and there is little to fall back on if you stall. Work outward from NEATEST.

This level is in the 18,101–18,200 block, with level 18,187 and level 18,189 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 18,188 at a glance
PackGoodwill
Words on the board18
Longest answerNEATEST (7)
Shortest answerEASE (4)
Distinct letters5
Level18,188
Questions

Word Crossy Level 18,188 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 18,188?+
All 18 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
18, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 18,187 and level 18,189, or browse the whole 18,101–18,200 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 Crossy Works

The same three moves solve most Word Crossy puzzles, including this one.

1

Find the long word first

It uses the whole letter set and anchors the grid. Every other answer on the board is made from its letters, so placing it turns a search into a filter.

2

Count the empty run

A three-square gap has very few candidates. Matching the slot by length beats reading the word list from the top.

3

Re-use what you placed

Short answers are usually fragments of the long one. If you are stuck, look at the word you already solved rather than at the tiles.

Play smarter

Word Crossy Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 18 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 NEATEST

At 7 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The longest answer is the letter set

Anything containing a letter outside it is wrong before you check the grid. That single rule discards most guesses instantly.

4

Short words are where levels are lost

The long answers come easily. It is the three-letter fillers threaded between them that stall a board, because they are easy to look straight past.

5

Try the endings

Once a stem is down, test S, ED, ER and ING. A large share of missed answers are a word you already found wearing a suffix.

6

Work from the rare letter

If the set holds a J, Q, X, V or Z, build outward from it — very few words can use it, so it narrows the board faster than any vowel.

By the numbers

Word Crossy Level 18,188 In Detail

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

Answers in chain18
Longest answerNEATEST
Average length4.7 letters
Level18,188
Block18,101–18,200