Word Kitchen Cheese Level 16
The key word is GRADUAL. 10 answers, all built from the 12 tiles DUGGADLRARLA.
Cheese Level 16 — Complete Answer Guide
This is the full solution for Word Kitchen level 16 of the Cheese pack, part of the Extra Recipes world. The recipe hands you 12 letter tiles — DUGGADLRARLA — and the key word to plate up is GRADUAL. In total there are 10 required answers on this board, which puts it above the game-wide average of 8.2 answers per level.
The tile set breaks down into 4 vowels (U, A) and 8 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 GRADUAL is 7 letters long, matching the 12-tile set exactly — that is what makes it the anchor, and why it is worth solving before anything else on the board. Cheese 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.
Cheese holds 18 levels in total. You can step to level 15 or level 17, browse the whole Cheese pack, open the Extra Recipes world, or head back to the Word Kitchen hub for all 1,614 levels.
Letter Tiles
These 12 tiles are the only letters available on this board.
10 Answers for Level 16
| # | Word | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GRADUAL | 7 | |
| #2 | AURAL | 5 | |
| #3 | GUARD | 5 | |
| #4 | DUG | 3 | |
| #5 | GAD | 3 | |
| #6 | LAD | 3 | |
| #7 | LAG | 3 | |
| #8 | LUG | 3 | |
| #9 | RAG | 3 | |
| #10 | RUG | 3 |
Word-by-Word Breakdown
GRADUAL has 7 letters — 3 vowels and 4 consonants. This is the key word — it uses every tile on the board, so solving it first reveals the most letters.
AURAL has 5 letters — 3 vowels and 2 consonants. Repeated letters mean fewer distinct tiles are needed once you spot the pattern.
GUARD has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
DUG has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
GAD has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
LAD has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
LAG has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
LUG has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
RAG has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
RUG has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.