Word Madness Level 1,981
Answers

24 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CLIP

All 24 answers

CLIP4 CRY3 ICY3 LIP3 LISP4 PRY3 RIP3 SIP3 SIR3 SLIP4 SLY3 SPY3 AIL3 CLAN4 COAL4 COIL4 COIN4 CON3 ICON4 ION3 LAIN4 LION4 LOAN4 OIL3

Word Madness Level 1,981 sits in Levels 1501-2000 and holds 24 words, the longest answer being CLIP at 4 letters. That is a substantial board, enough that checking off what you already have is faster than re-reading the whole list.

Every answer below carries its letter count, which is the fastest way to match an empty slot: counting the squares in a gap and scanning for that exact length beats reading the list from the top. Answers are listed in the order the game accepts them, so the page reads the way the level plays.

13 of the 24 answers run to three letters or fewer, which is where levels like this are usually lost. The long answers go in quickly; it is the short ones filling the gaps between them that get missed, because they are easy to read straight past.

This level sits in the 1,901–2,000 block, with level 1,980 and level 1,982 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,981 at a glance
CollectionLevels 1501-2000
Words here24
Longest answerCLIP (4)
Shortest answerCRY (3)
Average length3.5 letters
Level1,981
Questions

Word Madness Level 1,981 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Madness Level 1,981?+
All 24 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
24, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 1,980 and level 1,982, or browse the whole 1,901–2,000 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 Madness Works

The same three moves solve most Word Madness puzzles, including this one.

1

Place the long answers

They use most of the set and fix the crossings that constrain everything else.

2

Then sweep by length

Dense boards are finished with short words. Work every three-letter option before hunting anything unusual.

3

Use the rare letter

If the set holds a J, Q, X or Z, the answers containing it are few and worth finding early.

Play smarter

Word Madness Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 24 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 CLIP

At 4 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

Dense boards are won on short words

The long answers come quickly. What stalls a Word Madness level is the run of three-letter words threaded between them.

4

Check the length spread

Every level page shows the longest and shortest answer. A wide spread means the letter counts will do most of your filtering.

5

Try the endings on every stem

S, ED, ER and ING turn one found answer into several. On dense boards this is the single most productive habit.

6

A doubled tile is usable twice

Where the set repeats a letter, one answer may use both. Do not rule a word out on that basis.

By the numbers

Word Madness Level 1,981 In Detail

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

Answers in chain24
Longest answerCLIP
Average length3.5 letters
Level1,981
Block1,901–2,000