📈 Word Connect Association guide
Level Progression & Difficulty by the Numbers
We went through all 500 levels of Word Connect Association (version 1.6) and counted topics, tiles and picture groups. Here is how the game really ramps up, and where it's worth saving your boosters.
How boards grow
The first board has 4 topics. The first 8-row board appears at level 43 and the first 9-row board at level 71. After level 50 the average board size jumps sharply, and from level 100 onward almost every level has 8 or 9 rows.
| Levels | Avg. topics | 8–9 row boards | Picture levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–50 | 6.1 | 4 of 50 | 13 |
| 51–100 | 8.2 | 37 of 50 | 12 |
| 101–150 | 8.7 | 44 of 50 | 13 |
| 151–200 | 8.7 | 47 of 50 | 12 |
| 201–250 | 9.0 | 50 of 50 | 13 |
| 251–300 | 8.8 | 45 of 50 | 12 |
| 301–350 | 8.9 | 48 of 50 | 13 |
| 351–400 | 8.8 | 47 of 50 | 12 |
| 401–450 | 8.8 | 47 of 50 | 13 |
| 451–500 | 8.7 | 44 of 50 | 12 |
Difficulty split
On our answer pages each level is labelled by board size: Easy (4–5 topics), Medium (6–7), Hard (8) and Expert (9).
- Easy 20 levels (4%)
- Medium 67 levels (13%)
- Hard 45 levels (9%)
- Expert 368 levels (74%)
Most common topics
There are 348 topics in total, but a small group comes back again and again. Learn what's in these and you'll recognise a row instantly:
Longest words
Out of 16,916 tiles, these are the longest. Tiles this long are usually easy anchors because they fit so few topics:
PERSONIFICATIONDIEFFENBACHIABRACHIOSAURUSCONSTELLATIONPRICKLY PEARPHILODENDRONMOUNTAINBIKETHERMOSPHERE