Word Kitchen Straw Mashroom Level 16
The key word is BALANCE. 12 answers, all built from the 12 tiles BANCBALECELA.
Straw Mashroom Level 16 — Complete Answer Guide
This is the full solution for Word Kitchen level 16 of the Straw Mashroom pack, part of the Extra Recipes world. The recipe hands you 12 letter tiles — BANCBALECELA — and the key word to plate up is BALANCE. In total there are 12 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 5 vowels (A, E) and 7 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 BALANCE 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. Straw Mashroom 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.
Straw Mashroom holds 18 levels in total. You can step to level 15 or level 17, browse the whole Straw Mashroom 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.
12 Answers for Level 16
| # | Word | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | BALANCE | 7 | |
| #2 | ABLE | 4 | |
| #3 | ACNE | 4 | |
| #4 | BALE | 4 | |
| #5 | CANE | 4 | |
| #6 | CLAN | 4 | |
| #7 | ELAN | 4 | |
| #8 | LANE | 4 | |
| #9 | LEAN | 4 | |
| #10 | BAN | 3 | |
| #11 | CAB | 3 | |
| #12 | CAN | 3 |
Word-by-Word Breakdown
BALANCE 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.
ABLE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
ACNE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
BALE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
CANE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
CLAN has 4 letters — 1 vowel and 3 consonants.
ELAN has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
LANE has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
LEAN has 4 letters — 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
BAN has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
CAB has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.
CAN has 3 letters — 1 vowel and 2 consonants. One of the shortest answers — a good opener while you work out the longer slots.