Word Madness Level 388
Answers

21 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

BITTER

All 21 answers

BET3 BIT3 BITTER6 IRE3 RIB3 RITE4 TIE3 TIER4 TIRE4 TRIBE5 TRITE5 HOP3 HOST4 HOT3 POST4 POT3 SHOP4 SHOT4 SPOT4 STOP4 TOP3

Word Madness Level 388 sits in Levels 1-500 and holds 21 words, the longest answer being BITTER 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.

9 of the 21 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 301–400 block, with level 387 and level 389 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 388 at a glance
CollectionLevels 1-500
Words here21
Longest answerBITTER (6)
Shortest answerBET (3)
Average length3.8 letters
Level388
Questions

Word Madness Level 388 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Madness Level 388?+
All 21 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
21, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 387 and level 389, or browse the whole 301–400 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 21 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 BITTER

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 388 In Detail

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

Answers in chain21
Longest answerBITTER
Average length3.8 letters
Level388
Block301–400