Word Crossy Level 8,889
Answers

16 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

WAFTING

All 16 answers

WAFTING7 FAINT5 GIANT5 TWAIN5 ANTI4 FAIN4 GAIN4 GAIT4 GIFT4 GNAW4 WAIF4 WAIT4 WANT4 WING4 FIT3 GIN3

Word Crossy Level 8,889 sits in the Ambition pack and holds 16 words on the board, the longest being WAFTING at 7 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 WAFTING, 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.

This board has almost no short filler: only 2 answers run to three letters or fewer, so the level is carried by its longer words and there is little to fall back on if you stall. Work outward from WAFTING.

This level is in the 8,801–8,900 block, with level 8,888 and level 8,890 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 8,889 at a glance
PackAmbition
Words on the board16
Longest answerWAFTING (7)
Shortest answerFIT (3)
Distinct letters7
Level8,889
Questions

Word Crossy Level 8,889 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 8,889?+
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 8,888 and level 8,890, or browse the whole 8,801–8,900 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 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 WAFTING

At 7 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 8,889 In Detail

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

Answers in chain16
Longest answerWAFTING
Average length4.3 letters
Level8,889
Block8,801–8,900