Connect Word Independence Day Level 1 Answers
128 words across 32 categories in 3 stages — below the Independence Day pack average of 33 categories per level.
Independence Day Level 1 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every answer for level 1 of Connect Word's Independence Day pack, one of 7 limited-run event modes. The board holds 128 words in 32 categories, split across 3 stages that unlock in order: Forge, Arctic Expedition, Cartoon Characters, Office Furniture, Tropical Beach and 27 more.
Event boards play like the Daily Challenge rather than like the numbered ladder — several stages deep, with general-knowledge categories rather than anything tied to the pack's name. The category sizes are the practical difference: here they all hold 4 words, where every category in the numbered game holds exactly five. Watch the 20 multi-word entries too — phrases like Cooking Techniques are where a category looks one short.
Numbering restarts inside each pack, so this is not level 1 of the main 4,600-level ladder. Step to level 2 of Independence Day, return to the pack index, or work the daily archive of 607 dated boards.
Stage 1 Answers
8 categories, 32 words in this stage.
Blacksmith, Bellows, Smelt, Tongs
Parka, Crampons, Blizzard, Dog Sled
Mickey, Garfield, Scooby, Donald
Desk, Chair, Cabinet, Bookshelf
Palm Trees, Seashell, Surfboard, Sun Loungers
Microscope, Scientist, Flask, Experiment
Iron, Steel, Copper, Aluminum
Rest, Relax, Recline, Lie
Stage 2 Answers
11 categories, 44 words in this stage.
Knife Icon, Pan Icon, Kettle Icon, Cooking Techniques
Model, Lights, Background, Camera
Uncle Sam, Silicon Valley, Bald Eagle, Hollywood
Add, Minus, Times, Divide
Ragnar, Leif, Erik, Bjorn
Preference, Intuition, Sensation, Awareness
Mincing, Dicing, Cutting, Chopping
Omelette, Pancakes, Steak, Frittata
Tea, Coffee, Cocoa Drink, Chai
Stew, Boil, Roast, Steam
Autofocus, Sensor Size, Aperture, Resolution
Stage 3 Answers
13 categories, 52 words in this stage.
Settings Icon, Arrow Icon, Close Icon, Play Button
Carton, Canister, Flask, Barrel
Eclair, Cake, Pie, Jam
Germanic, Slavic, Celtic, Uralic
Ultrasound Icon, X-Rays, Mri, Blood Test
Ruler Icon, Caliper, Protractor, Manometer
Swap, Modify, Configure, Rotate
Direction, Trajectory, Course, Vector
Rejection, Denial, Refusal, Turn Down
Start, Go, Launch, Activate
Result, Monitor, Image, Scan
Ribs, Humerus, Pelvis, Skull
Foot, Inch, Centimeter, Mile
Independence Day Levels Around 1
Independence Day Level 1 — Questions
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How many words sit behind each category here?
3 Tips for Independence Day Level 1
Every category here holds 4 words
All 32 categories on this board carry exactly 4 words, so a theme showing 4 is finished — stop digging there and put the letters you have left against the categories that are still short.
Stages gate each other — solve top down
Level 1 runs 3 stages and the next never opens until the current one clears, so scanning ahead earns nothing. Stage 1 alone holds 8 categories. This page keeps the game's own stage order for exactly that reason.
Expect 20 multi-word entries
Level 1 carries 20 phrase answers — entries like Cooking Techniques. When a category sits one short, the gap is usually two words you have been reading as one. The full Independence Day pack runs 25 levels, 30–36 categories a board and 3,463 words.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify Independence Day level 1
The 128 words on this page were captured from the Independence Day pack while it was live and are stored stage by stage and category by category in the game's own order, not retyped. A level publishes only when its whole board parses cleanly, so the 32 categories here are 32 complete themes and no answer is counted twice.
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 — August 26, 2026Connect Word by the numbers
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How to Solve a Connect Word Board
Three habits that clear any Connect Word board, whichever mode you are in.
Read every category name first
The category names are the only clue the game gives you, and reading all of them before you touch a tile rules out most of the dictionary. A narrow theme pins its answers far harder than a broad one, which makes it the cheapest place to start.
Count the slots, do not count to five
Every category in the numbered levels holds exactly five words, so five means finished. The daily and event boards do not follow that rule — their categories hold four or five. Read the empty slots the board draws or you will abandon a theme one answer early.
Expect phrases, not just words
Roughly one Connect Word answer in six is two words rather than one. When a category sits one short, the gap is usually a phrase you have been reading as a single word.