Wordscapes Level 142,981
Answers

17 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

EELRSTZ

All 17 answers

SELTZER7 SEER4 ZEST4 REEL4 LEST4 ELSE4 EELS4 RESET5 REST4 SLEET5 LEER4 TERSE5 LETS4 STEEL5 TREE4 STEER5 TEES4

Wordscapes Level 142,981 is built from the tiles EELRSTZ and holds 17 words on the board, the longest being SELTZER 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.

Every answer here is at least four letters, which makes this level harder than its size suggests — there are no easy three-letter fillers to open the grid with. Work from SELTZER and use its crossings, because nothing shorter is coming to help.

The set contains a Z, 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 8 bonus words — valid finds that earn coins but fill no squares, starting with DECO, LEERS, MOOED. They are listed separately below so the board answers stay exact.

This level is in the 142,901–143,000 block, with level 142,980 and level 142,982 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 142,981 at a glance
Letter setEELRSTZ
Words on the board17
Longest answerSELTZER (7)
Shortest answerSEER (4)
Bonus words8
Level142,981
Questions

Wordscapes Level 142,981 FAQ

1What is the answer to Wordscapes Level 142,981?+
All 17 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
17, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 142,980 and level 142,982, or browse the whole 142,901–143,000 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 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 17 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 SELTZER

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 142,981 In Detail

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

Answers in chain17
Longest answerSELTZER
Average length4.5 letters
Level142,981
Block142,901–143,000