Word Crossy Level 38,696
Answers

19 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HOSTXXXOXXXX

All 19 answers

HORNXHOT8 HOSTXXXOXXXX12 NORTHXXRXHXX12 OXOXOXOX8 OXOXOXXNXOXX12 ROTXXXXHXXXX12 RXNOTXHX8 THRONGSX8 TONXRXXXXSXX12 XGHOSTXX8 XNXXXOXX8 XRXXXSXR8 XSHORTXS8 XTXXXXXO8 XXGXTXSHOTXX12 XXHXSTRONGXX12 XXTXXXTX8 XXXXSORTXXXX12 XXXXXXXX8

Word Crossy Level 38,696 sits in the Eventide 1 pack and holds 19 words on the board, the longest being HOSTXXXOXXXX at 12 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 HOSTXXXOXXXX, 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 HOSTXXXOXXXX.

This level is in the 38,601–38,700 block, with level 38,695 and level 38,697 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 38,696 at a glance
PackEventide 1
Words on the board19
Longest answerHOSTXXXOXXXX (12)
Shortest answerHORNXHOT (8)
Distinct letters5
Level38,696
Questions

Word Crossy Level 38,696 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 38,696?+
All 19 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
19, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 38,695 and level 38,697, or browse the whole 38,601–38,700 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 19 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 HOSTXXXOXXXX

At 12 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 38,696 In Detail

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

Answers in chain19
Longest answerHOSTXXXOXXXX
Average length9.7 letters
Level38,696
Block38,601–38,700