Word Crossy Level 2,572
Answers

16 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

GASHED

All 16 answers

GASHED6 HEADS5 SHADE5 AGED4 AGES4 DASH4 HEAD4 SAGE4 SHAG4 SHED4 AGE3 GAD3 HAD3 SAD3 SEA3 SHE3

Word Crossy Level 2,572 sits in the Unity pack and holds 16 words on the board, the longest being GASHED 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 GASHED, 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.

6 of the 16 answers are three letters or shorter. Boards weighted like this are usually lost on the small words rather than the long ones — they fill the awkward runs the big answers leave behind, and they are easy to read straight past. Clear the short runs first.

This level is in the 2,501–2,600 block, with level 2,571 and level 2,573 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 2,572 at a glance
PackUnity
Words on the board16
Longest answerGASHED (6)
Shortest answerAGE (3)
Distinct letters6
Level2,572
Questions

Word Crossy Level 2,572 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 2,572?+
All 16 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
16, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 2,571 and level 2,573, or browse the whole 2,501–2,600 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 16 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 GASHED

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 2,572 In Detail

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

Answers in chain16
Longest answerGASHED
Average length3.9 letters
Level2,572
Block2,501–2,600