Word Kitchen Bitter Ground Level 9
The key word is LANTERN. 7 answers, all built from the 10 tiles NETARALENN.
Bitter Ground Level 9 — Complete Answer Guide
This is the full solution for Word Kitchen level 9 of the Bitter Ground pack, part of the Extra Recipes world. The recipe hands you 10 letter tiles — NETARALENN — and the key word to plate up is LANTERN. In total there are 7 required answers on this board, which puts it below the game-wide average of 8.2 answers per level.
The tile set breaks down into 4 vowels (E, A) and 6 consonants. Answers run from 3 to 7 letters, so clear the shorter ones first — each one you place confirms letters for the longer entries. This particular level has no bonus words, so the required list below is everything the board accepts.
The key word LANTERN is 7 letters long, matching the 10-tile set exactly — that is what makes it the anchor, and why it is worth solving before anything else on the board. Bitter Ground sits in the Extra Recipes world alongside its sibling recipe packs, and every level in it follows the same shape: one full-length key word plus the shorter words hiding inside the same letters.
Bitter Ground holds 18 levels in total. You can step to level 8 or level 10, browse the whole Bitter Ground pack, open the Extra Recipes world, or head back to the Word Kitchen hub for all 1,614 levels.
Letter Tiles
These 10 tiles are the only letters available on this board.
7 Answers for Level 9
| # | Word | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | LANTERN | 7 | |
| #2 | LEARN | 5 | |
| #3 | NEAR | 4 | |
| #4 | LATE | 4 | |
| #5 | EARN | 4 | |
| #6 | NET | 3 | |
| #7 | ART | 3 |
Word-by-Word Breakdown
LANTERN has 7 letters — 2 vowels and 5 consonants. This is the key word — it uses every tile on the board, so solving it first reveals the most letters.
LEARN has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
NEAR has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
LATE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
EARN has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
NET has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
ART has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.