Connect Word Independence Day Level 9 Answers
141 words across 33 categories in 3 stages — exactly on the Independence Day pack average of 33 categories per level.
Independence Day Level 9 — Complete Answer Guide
This page lists every answer for level 9 of Connect Word's Independence Day pack, one of 7 limited-run event modes. The board holds 141 words in 33 categories, split across 3 stages that unlock in order: Sun Gods, Forests, Pollinators, Tableware, Music Careers and 28 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 run from 4 to 5 words, most often 4, where every category in the numbered game holds exactly five. Watch the 31 multi-word entries too — phrases like Video Conference are where a category looks one short.
Numbering restarts inside each pack, so this is not level 9 of the main 4,600-level ladder. Step to level 8 or level 10 of Independence Day, return to the pack index, or work the daily archive of 607 dated boards.
Stage 1 Answers
9 categories, 45 words in this stage.
Ra, Helios, Inti, Apollo, Amaterasu
Jungle, Rainforest, Woodland, Bamboo Grove, Taiga
Bee, Butterfly, Moth, Humming Bird, Bat
Bread Basket, Teapot, Butter Dish, Saucer, Teaspoon
Singer, Musician, Audio Engineer, Composer, Lyricist
Maple, Poutine, Hockey, Toronto, Moose
It Specialist, Video Conference, Home Office, Freelancer, Coworking
Bass, Soprano, Tenor, Baritone, Alto
Product Manager, Ios Developer, Ux Designer, Qa Engineer, Sysadmin
Stage 2 Answers
10 categories, 40 words in this stage.
Flood Icon, Wildfire Icon, Landslide, Volcano
Disguise, Hidden Agendas, Conspiracy, Secrecy
Colleagues, Companions, Neighbors, Relatives
Turkey, Norway, Portugal, Nigeria
Tooth Decay, Gingivitis, Dental Plaque, Enamel Erosion
Printer, Monitor, Router, Computer
Flood, Storm, Overflow, Downpour
Smoke, Blaze, Fire, Spark
Magma, Crater, Lava, Eruption
Lua, Javascript, Kotlin, C#
Stage 3 Answers
14 categories, 56 words in this stage.
Music, Letter, Maths, Video
Spa Icon, Toothbrush, Razor Icon, Hairbrushes
Crust, Mantle, Core, Atmosphere
Castling, Zugzwang, Checkmate, Gambit
Ingredient, Recipe, Kitchen Utensils, Culinary Arts
Shiba Inu, Akita, Shar Pei, Chow Chow
Opera, Choir, Orchestra, Band
Email, Messenger, Chat, Text
Limit, Integral, Matrix, Vector
Movie, Cartoon, Clip, Series
Sheet Mask, Facial Roller, Nail Buffer, Eye Mask
Tongue Scraper, Dental Floss, Mouthwash, Toothpaste
Dagger, Needle, Scalpel, Knife
Shaping, Styling, Smoothing, Curling
Independence Day Levels Around 9
Independence Day Level 9 — Questions
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3 Tips for Independence Day Level 9
Category sizes run 4 to 5, not a flat five
This is the trap for anyone arriving from the numbered ladder, where every category holds exactly five. On this board they run from 4 to 5 words — 24 of the 33 categories hold 4. Read the empty slots the game draws or you will abandon a theme one answer early.
Stages gate each other — solve top down
Level 9 runs 3 stages and the next never opens until the current one clears, so scanning ahead earns nothing. Stage 1 alone holds 9 categories. This page keeps the game's own stage order for exactly that reason.
Expect 31 multi-word entries
Level 9 carries 31 phrase answers — entries like Video Conference. 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 9
The 141 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 33 categories here are 33 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 25, 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.