Word Crossy Level 43,986
Answers

23 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

EXXXXXXSXXSX

All 23 answers

EXXXXXXSXXSXX13 EXXXXXXTXX10 LESTXXXOXX10 OXSLOEXXXOXXX13 OXXSXSOLEX10 SUETXXXXXEXXX13 SUEXXXOUST10 SXSLOTXEXX10 SXXXXXXSTOLEX13 TXXOXUXXXX10 TXXXXXXXXXXXX13 UXLXXTOEXLOTX13 UXXXXXXXXXEXX13 XSOULXXOXXXXX13 XXTXXXXLOSTXX13 XXUXXLOTUSXXX13 XXXTOUSLEX10 XXXXLXOXXX10 XXXXSXXXUX10 XXXXUXLXTX10 XXXXXLETXX10 XXXXXOXOXX10 XXXXXXXXXX10

Word Crossy Level 43,986 sits in the Shimmering 1 pack and holds 23 words on the board, the longest being EXXXXXXSXXSXX at 13 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 EXXXXXXSXXSXX, which uses 3 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 EXXXXXXSXXSXX.

This level is in the 43,901–44,000 block, with level 43,985 and level 43,987 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 43,986 at a glance
PackShimmering 1
Words on the board23
Longest answerEXXXXXXSXXSXX (13)
Shortest answerEXXXXXXTXX (10)
Distinct letters3
Level43,986
Questions

Word Crossy Level 43,986 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 43,986?+
All 23 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
23, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 43,985 and level 43,987, or browse the whole 43,901–44,000 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 23 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 EXXXXXXSXXSXX

At 13 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 43,986 In Detail

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

Answers in chain23
Longest answerEXXXXXXSXXSXX
Average length11.3 letters
Level43,986
Block43,901–44,000