Word Crossy Level 28,851
Answers

15 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ETHOLOGY

All 15 answers

ETHOLOGY8 THEOLOGY8 HOLEY5 HOOEY5 HOTEL5 HOTLY5 HOYLE5 HOLY4 LOGO4 THEY4 GOO3 HOE3 TOE3 TOO3 YET3

Word Crossy Level 28,851 sits in the Selfless pack and holds 15 words on the board, the longest being ETHOLOGY at 8 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 ETHOLOGY, which uses 7 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 5 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 28,801–28,900 block, with level 28,850 and level 28,852 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 28,851 at a glance
PackSelfless
Words on the board15
Longest answerETHOLOGY (8)
Shortest answerGOO (3)
Distinct letters7
Level28,851
Questions

Word Crossy Level 28,851 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 28,851?+
All 15 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
15, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 28,850 and level 28,852, or browse the whole 28,801–28,900 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 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 15 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 ETHOLOGY

At 8 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 28,851 In Detail

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

Answers in chain15
Longest answerETHOLOGY
Average length4.5 letters
Level28,851
Block28,801–28,900