Word Kitchen Cheese Level 17
The key word is POPULAR. 10 answers, all built from the 8 tiles OPALRPOU.
Cheese Level 17 — Complete Answer Guide
This is the full solution for Word Kitchen level 17 of the Cheese pack, part of the Extra Recipes world. The recipe hands you 8 letter tiles — OPALRPOU — and the key word to plate up is POPULAR. 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 (O, A, U) and 4 consonants. Answers run from 4 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 POPULAR is 7 letters long, matching the 8-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 16 or level 18, 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 8 tiles are the only letters available on this board.
10 Answers for Level 17
| # | Word | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | POPULAR | 7 | |
| #2 | POPLAR | 6 | |
| #3 | POLAR | 5 | |
| #4 | OPAL | 4 | |
| #5 | ORAL | 4 | |
| #6 | PLOP | 4 | |
| #7 | POUR | 4 | |
| #8 | PROP | 4 | |
| #9 | PULP | 4 | |
| #10 | PUPA | 4 |
Word-by-Word Breakdown
POPULAR 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.
POPLAR has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants. Repeated letters mean fewer distinct tiles are needed once you spot the pattern.
POLAR has 5 letters — 2 vowels and 3 consonants.
OPAL has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
ORAL has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
PLOP has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
POUR has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
PROP has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
PULP has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
PUPA has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.