Word Kitchen Black Pepper Level 3
The key word is INGROWN. 13 answers, all built from the 11 tiles RIGOWWNGRIN.
Black Pepper Level 3 — Complete Answer Guide
This is the full solution for Word Kitchen level 3 of the Black Pepper pack, part of the Extra Recipes world. The recipe hands you 11 letter tiles — RIGOWWNGRIN — and the key word to plate up is INGROWN. In total there are 13 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 3 vowels (I, O) 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 INGROWN is 7 letters long, matching the 11-tile set exactly — that is what makes it the anchor, and why it is worth solving before anything else on the board. Black Pepper 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.
Black Pepper holds 18 levels in total. You can step to level 2 or level 4, browse the whole Black Pepper pack, open the Extra Recipes world, or head back to the Word Kitchen hub for all 1,614 levels.
Letter Tiles
These 11 tiles are the only letters available on this board.
13 Answers for Level 3
| # | Word | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | INGROWN | 7 | |
| #2 | ROWING | 6 | |
| #3 | WRING | 5 | |
| #4 | WRONG | 5 | |
| #5 | GIRO | 4 | |
| #6 | GOWN | 4 | |
| #7 | GRIN | 4 | |
| #8 | GROW | 4 | |
| #9 | RIG | 3 | |
| #10 | ROW | 3 | |
| #11 | WIG | 3 | |
| #12 | WIN | 3 | |
| #13 | WON | 3 |
Word-by-Word Breakdown
INGROWN 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.
ROWING has 6 letters — 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
WRING has 5 letters — 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
WRONG has 5 letters — 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
GIRO has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
GOWN has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
GRIN has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
GROW has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
RIG has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
ROW has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
WIG has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
WIN has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
WON has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
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3 Tips for Word Kitchen Level 3
Plate the key word first
Every board is built around one key word, and here it is INGROWN. It uses the most tiles of anything on the board, so finding it strips the awkward letters out of the 11-tile set and leaves the remaining answers far easier to see.
The tiles are RIGOWWNGRIN
All 13 required answers come from these 11 tiles alone. Count them before you swipe — the tile set caps what is possible far more tightly than the recipe theme does.
Where this board sits
Level 3 sits in the Black Pepper pack, part of the Extra Recipes world. Difficulty climbs gradually inside a pack, so a neighbouring board is the most useful hint when this one stalls.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify level 3
The 13 required answers on this page are read from the level data and checked against the tile set RIGOWWNGRIN, so nothing is listed that the board cannot actually spell. Pack and level numbering is confirmed against the game before publishing.
Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Sep 5, 2026Word Kitchen by the numbers
How to Solve Word Kitchen Level 3
Three steps that work on every Word Kitchen board, applied to this one.
Read the tile pool first
Level 3 hands you 11 tiles — RIGOWWNGRIN — and nothing on the board can use a letter that is not in that set. Counting the tiles before you swipe rules out most of what comes to mind first, which is faster than guessing and being rejected.
Place the key word
Every board is built around one long key word, here INGROWN. It consumes the most tiles of anything on the level, so finding it strips the awkward letters out of the pool and leaves the remaining answers far easier to see. Work outwards from it rather than starting with the short words.
Fill the remaining slots, then sweep for bonuses
That leaves 12 required answers to place. This level carries no bonus words, so once the required set is in, the board is finished and the next level in the pack opens.