Word Madness Level 252
Answers

20 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

POISON

All 20 answers

ION3 NIP3 PIN3 POISON6 SIP3 SNIP4 SON3 SOON4 SOP3 SPIN4 SPOON5 ADD3 DAD3 DARE4 DEAD4 DEAR4 DREAD5 EAR3 READ4 RED3

Word Madness Level 252 sits in Levels 1-500 and holds 20 words, the longest answer being POISON at 6 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.

10 of the 20 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 201–300 block, with level 251 and level 253 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 252 at a glance
CollectionLevels 1-500
Words here20
Longest answerPOISON (6)
Shortest answerION (3)
Average length3.7 letters
Level252
Questions

Word Madness Level 252 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Madness Level 252?+
All 20 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
20, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 251 and level 253, or browse the whole 201–300 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 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 20 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 POISON

At 6 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 252 In Detail

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

Answers in chain20
Longest answerPOISON
Average length3.7 letters
Level252
Block201–300