Word Madness Level 5,978
Answers

19 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

FLOSS

All 19 answers

ANY3 FAN3 FAR3 FLAY4 FLY3 FRAY4 FRY3 LAY3 NAY3 RAN3 RAY3 YAK3 ELF3 FLOSS5 LESS4 LOSE4 LOSS4 SELF4 SOLE4

Word Madness Level 5,978 sits in Levels 5501-5999 and holds 19 words, the longest answer being FLOSS at 5 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.

11 of the 19 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 5,901–6,000 block, with level 5,977 and level 5,979 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,978 at a glance
CollectionLevels 5501-5999
Words here19
Longest answerFLOSS (5)
Shortest answerANY (3)
Average length3.5 letters
Level5,978
Questions

Word Madness Level 5,978 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Madness Level 5,978?+
All 19 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
19, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,977 and level 5,979, or browse the whole 5,901–6,000 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 19 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 FLOSS

At 5 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 5,978 In Detail

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

Answers in chain19
Longest answerFLOSS
Average length3.5 letters
Level5,978
Block5,901–6,000