Word Crossy Level 9,677
Answers

15 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

RESIDUE

All 15 answers

RESIDUE7 DESIRE6 EIDERS6 RESIDE6 REUSED6 REEDS5 RIDES5 SUEDE5 DEER4 DIRE4 SERE4 SURE4 RED3 SIR3 SUE3

Word Crossy Level 9,677 sits in the Shimmering pack and holds 15 words on the board, the longest being RESIDUE 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 RESIDUE, 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.

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 9,601–9,700 block, with level 9,676 and level 9,678 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 9,677 at a glance
PackShimmering
Words on the board15
Longest answerRESIDUE (7)
Shortest answerRED (3)
Distinct letters6
Level9,677
Questions

Word Crossy Level 9,677 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 9,677?+
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 9,676 and level 9,678, or browse the whole 9,601–9,700 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 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 RESIDUE

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 9,677 In Detail

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

Answers in chain15
Longest answerRESIDUE
Average length4.7 letters
Level9,677
Block9,601–9,700