Word Crossy Level 997
Answers

16 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

PELVIS

All 16 answers

PELVIS6 EVILS5 LIVES5 PILES5 PLIES5 SPIEL5 VEILS5 EVIL4 ISLE4 LISP4 LIVE4 PILE4 SLIP4 VEIL4 VILE4 VISE4

Word Crossy Level 997 sits in the Dream pack and holds 16 words on the board, the longest being PELVIS at 6 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 PELVIS, 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.

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 PELVIS.

This level is in the 901–1,000 block, with level 996 and level 998 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 997 at a glance
PackDream
Words on the board16
Longest answerPELVIS (6)
Shortest answerEVIL (4)
Distinct letters6
Level997
Questions

Word Crossy Level 997 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Crossy Level 997?+
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 996 and level 998, or browse the whole 901–1,000 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 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 PELVIS

At 6 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 997 In Detail

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

Answers in chain16
Longest answerPELVIS
Average length4.5 letters
Level997
Block901–1,000