Word Crossy Level 18,421
Answers

14 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HALVED

All 14 answers

HALVED6 DALE4 DEAL4 HAVE4 HEAD4 HEAL4 HELD4 LEAD4 VALE4 VEAL4 ALE3 HAD3 LAD3 LED3

Word Crossy Level 18,421 sits in the Progress pack and holds 14 words on the board, the longest being HALVED at 6 letters. A compact board, so each answer carries more weight — one word placed here fixes crossings for several others.

Every answer on this level is built from the letters in HALVED, which uses 6 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.

There are 4 very short answers here alongside the longer ones, and they are the ones most often missed. Count the empty squares in a run rather than re-reading the letters — a two or three square gap has very few candidates.

This level is in the 18,401–18,500 block, with level 18,420 and level 18,422 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 18,421 at a glance
PackProgress
Words on the board14
Longest answerHALVED (6)
Shortest answerALE (3)
Distinct letters6
Level18,421
Questions

Word Crossy Level 18,421 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 18,421?+
All 14 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
14, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 18,420 and level 18,422, or browse the whole 18,401–18,500 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 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 14 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 HALVED

At 6 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 18,421 In Detail

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

Answers in chain14
Longest answerHALVED
Average length3.9 letters
Level18,421
Block18,401–18,500