Word Crossy Level 9,086
Answers

15 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

STROKED

All 15 answers

STROKED7 STORED6 STRODE6 DOERS5 DOSER5 STORE5 DESK4 DOES4 DOSE4 REDO4 REST4 TORE4 ODE3 ORE3 ROT3

Word Crossy Level 9,086 sits in the Sparkling pack and holds 15 words on the board, the longest being STROKED 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 STROKED, 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 3 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 9,001–9,100 block, with level 9,085 and level 9,087 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 9,086 at a glance
PackSparkling
Words on the board15
Longest answerSTROKED (7)
Shortest answerODE (3)
Distinct letters7
Level9,086
Questions

Word Crossy Level 9,086 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 9,086?+
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 9,085 and level 9,087, or browse the whole 9,001–9,100 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 STROKED

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 9,086 In Detail

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

Answers in chain15
Longest answerSTROKED
Average length4.5 letters
Level9,086
Block9,001–9,100