Word Pizza Level 972
Answers

54 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CRUISE

All 54 answers

CUE3 CUR3 IRE3 RUE3 SIR3 SUE3 USE3 CURE4 RICE4 RISE4 RUSE4 SIRE4 SUER4 SURE4 USER4 CRIES5 CURSE5 CRUISE6 SEI3 CIS3 CRU3 ECU3 ERS3 REC3 RES3 SEC3 SER3 SIC3 SRI3 CIRE4 CRIS4 CRUS4 CUES4 CURS4 ECRU4 ECUS4 ICES4 RECS4 REIS4 RUES4 SICE4 URIC4 CIRES5 CRUSE5 CURES5 CURIE5 ECRUS5 RICES5 SIEUR5 SUCRE5 UREIC5 CURIES6 IRES4 ICE3

Word Pizza Level 972 sits in Nuremberg and holds 54 words, the longest answer being CRUISE at 6 letters. That is a large board — levels this full are worked one letter at a time rather than by hunting whole answers, and the list below is easier to scan by length than to read straight through.

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.

19 of the 54 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 901–1,000 block, with level 971 and level 973 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 972 at a glance
CollectionNuremberg
Words here54
Longest answerCRUISE (6)
Shortest answerCUE (3)
Average length3.9 letters
Level972
Questions

Word Pizza Level 972 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Pizza Level 972?+
All 54 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
54, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 971 and level 973, 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 Pizza Works

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

1

Take the set as given

Every answer uses only these tiles. Anything else is wrong before you look at the grid.

2

Work length by length

Short sets have few possibilities. Sweeping all the three-letter options is faster than free association.

3

Anchor on the longest

It uses most of the set and fixes crossings that narrow everything still open.

Play smarter

Word Pizza Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 54 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 CRUISE

At 6 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

Short sets reward system over instinct

With five or six tiles you can genuinely exhaust the options. Work each length in turn instead of waiting for a word to occur to you.

4

The city identifies the level

Word Pizza groups levels into cities, so the city name on the page is the fastest confirmation you are on the right board.

5

Check the doubles

A repeated tile can be used twice in one answer. It is a common reason a valid word is dismissed.

6

Plurals and tenses count

Adding S or ED often produces another accepted answer, and on short boards those extras are a meaningful share of the total.

By the numbers

Word Pizza Level 972 In Detail

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

Answers in chain54
Longest answerCRUISE
Average length3.9 letters
Level972
Block901–1,000