Word Crossy Level 9,226
Answers

18 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

KNOBBED

All 18 answers

KNOBBED7 BONED5 BEND4 BODE4 BOND4 BONE4 BONK4 DONE4 KNOB4 NODE4 BED3 BOB3 DEN3 EBB3 END3 NOD3 ODE3 ONE3

Word Crossy Level 9,226 sits in the Celestial pack and holds 18 words on the board, the longest being KNOBBED at 7 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 KNOBBED, which uses 6 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.

8 of the 18 answers are three letters or shorter. Boards weighted like this are usually lost on the small words rather than the long ones — they fill the awkward runs the big answers leave behind, and they are easy to read straight past. Clear the short runs first.

This level is in the 9,201–9,300 block, with level 9,225 and level 9,227 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 9,226 at a glance
PackCelestial
Words on the board18
Longest answerKNOBBED (7)
Shortest answerBED (3)
Distinct letters6
Level9,226
Questions

Word Crossy Level 9,226 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 9,226?+
All 18 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
18, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 9,225 and level 9,227, or browse the whole 9,201–9,300 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 18 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 KNOBBED

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 9,226 In Detail

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

Answers in chain18
Longest answerKNOBBED
Average length3.8 letters
Level9,226
Block9,201–9,300