Wordscapes Level 60,872
Answers

17 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ASKANCE

All 17 answers

ACNE4 ASK3 ASKANCE7 CAN3 CANE4 CASE4 CASK4 NECK4 SAC3 SACK4 SAKE4 SANE4 SANK4 SCAN4 SNACK5 SNAKE5 SNEAK5

Wordscapes Level 60,872 is built from the tiles ASKANCE and holds 17 words on the board, the longest being ASKANCE 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.

There are 3 very short answers here alongside the longer ones. Those are the ones most often missed — they fill the awkward two- and three-square runs that the big words leave behind, so count the empty squares rather than re-reading the tiles.

Note that ASKANCE repeats a letter, so a single answer may use that tile twice. This is the most common reason a correct word gets ruled out early — players assume each tile is single-use and discard the answer before trying it.

This level is in the 60,801–60,900 block, with level 60,871 and level 60,873 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 60,872 at a glance
Letter setASKANCE
Words on the board17
Longest answerASKANCE (7)
Shortest answerASK (3)
Bonus words32
Level60,872
Questions

Wordscapes Level 60,872 FAQ

1What is the answer to Wordscapes Level 60,872?+
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 60,871 and level 60,873, or browse the whole 60,801–60,900 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 ASKANCE

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 60,872 In Detail

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

Answers in chain17
Longest answerASKANCE
Average length4.2 letters
Level60,872
Block60,801–60,900