Wordscapes Level 140,397
Answers

20 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

AEQRTTU

All 20 answers

QUARTET7 TAU3 TEA3 ART3 TAUT4 TEAR4 QUART5 EAR3 TREAT5 TRUE4 RAT3 RUT3 UTTER5 RATE4 TAR3 TART4 EAT3 ERA3 RUE3 ARE3

Wordscapes Level 140,397 is built from the tiles AEQRTTU and holds 20 words on the board, the longest being QUARTET at 7 letters. That is a crowded grid by this game's standards — boards this full are usually solved by exhausting one letter at a time rather than hunting words at random.

11 of the 20 answers are three letters or shorter, which is where levels like this are usually lost. Players find the long words and then stall on the small ones, because short words are easy to look straight past on a full grid. Clear the short runs first and the longer answers become much easier to place.

The set contains a Q, which appears in very few English words. That makes it the best anchor on the board: work out which answer can use it and you have usually placed the hardest word on the level in one move.

Alongside the board answers this level accepts 18 bonus words — valid finds that earn coins but fill no squares, starting with ATE, ETA, IONS. They are listed separately below so the board answers stay exact.

This level is in the 140,301–140,400 block, with level 140,396 and level 140,398 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 140,397 at a glance
Letter setAEQRTTU
Words on the board20
Longest answerQUARTET (7)
Shortest answerTAU (3)
Bonus words18
Level140,397
Questions

Wordscapes Level 140,397 FAQ

1What is the answer to Wordscapes Level 140,397?+
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 140,396 and level 140,398, or browse the whole 140,301–140,400 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 Wordscapes Works

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

1

Start from the tile set

Every answer uses only these letters. A candidate containing anything outside the set is wrong before you check the grid, which kills most guesses instantly.

2

Place the longest word

It often uses the whole set and fixes several crossings at once. With it down, the remaining slots are far more constrained than they look.

3

Work the crossings, not the list

Most missed answers are short words sitting across a long one. Count the empty squares in a run and look for an answer of that exact length.

Play smarter

Wordscapes 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 QUARTET

At 7 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

Match the slot by length first

Every answer on this site shows its letter count. Counting the empty squares and looking for that length beats reading an alphabetical list from the top, every time.

4

A repeated tile can be used twice

If the set shows the same letter twice, a single answer may use it twice. Players routinely rule out the correct word because they assumed each tile was single-use.

5

Bonus words fill no squares

If the game accepted your word but nothing appeared on the grid, it was a bonus word. They earn coins and are listed separately on every level page here.

6

Prefixes and suffixes are the quiet wins

Once a stem is placed, test it with S, ED, ER and ING. A large share of missed answers are just a word you already found wearing an ending.

By the numbers

Wordscapes Level 140,397 In Detail

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

Answers in chain20
Longest answerQUARTET
Average length3.8 letters
Level140,397
Block140,301–140,400