Level 301

Word Chain Level 301 Answers

A 7-word chain, each word linking to the next

The full answer is OPEN → DOOR → STEP → DANCE → …, with a definition for every word. This chain is about the game average of 6.8 words.

7Words in the chain
6Links to spot
7Definitions
6.8Game average
The chain

Level 301 — 7 Words

Read it left to right: every neighbouring pair makes a compound or a phrase. More chains are in levels 301–350.

OPEN DOOR STEP DANCE ROUTINE WORK LOAD
The links

Why Each Word Follows the Last

Each pair below is the compound or phrase that joins two neighbours. Spotting one usually gives you the next.

Definitions

What Each Word Means

Useful when a link looks wrong: a word in a chain is often being used in its second or third sense rather than the obvious one.

Openadjective

Which is not closed; accessible; unimpeded; as, an open gate.

Doornoun

A portal of entry into a building or room, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.

Stepverb

To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.

Dancenoun

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

Routinenoun

A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.

Worknoun

Labour, employment, occupation, job.

Loadnoun

A burden; a weight to be carried. Other Levels Jump to a few of the next or previous levels in Word Chain. Previous Levels Level 298 Level 299 Level 300 Next Levels Level 302 Level 303 Level 304 We want to provide as many answers and guides as possible to help you beat puzzle games. This page is specifically for Word Chain, but you can check out the other games we support. If you're wanting suppor

Solving a chain

How to Break Level 301 Open

01

Start from the ends, not the middle

The first and last words have only one neighbour each, so they carry the least ambiguity. Here that is OPEN and LOAD. The same trick works on every chain in levels 301-350.

02

A word can join in either direction

Chains use compounds both ways round — open door reads forwards, but many links only work if you try the reverse. If a word refuses to fit, flip the pair.

03

Check the second meaning

7 of the words here carry a definition above. Chains lean on secondary senses far more than the obvious one, which is why a link can look wrong until you read what the word actually means.

How to play

How to Solve a Word Chain Level

Ends first, then work inwards.

STEP 01

Read the chain as a sequence

It is not a word list. Each answer must join the one before it, so the order is part of the puzzle — see the full level list for how they grow.

STEP 02

Anchor at both ends

The outer words have a single neighbour each, so they are the least ambiguous place to start.

STEP 03

Try the pair both ways

Compounds work in one direction only. When a candidate stalls, reverse it before discarding it.

How we check

Verified Answers, Not Guesses

How we verify every chain for all 569 levels, with definitions for the words

Levels are taken from the published answers and cross-checked against a second source, which agreed on all 520 levels it covers. The game itself ends at level 569: the source answers HTTP 200 for any higher number and serves one repeated puzzle, so those are deliberately not published. The routine is in our methodology and the standards in our editorial policy.

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 — Aug 24, 2026
Numbers

Word Chain by the numbers

569Levels covered
3,842Chain words
3,764Definitions
8Longest chain
Good to know

Word Chain Level 301 FAQ

What is the Word Chain level 301 answer?
The chain is OPEN → DOOR → STEP → DANCE → ROUTINE → WORK → LOAD — 7 words, each linking to the next.
How do the words in level 301 link together?
Every neighbouring pair makes a compound or a set phrase: OPEN DOOR, DOOR STEP, STEP DANCE, and so on down the chain.
How long is a typical Word Chain level?
Chains run from 3 to 8 words, averaging 6.8. Level 301 has 7, so it is about average.
How many Word Chain levels are there?
569, numbered 1 to 569. All of them are covered here — see the Word Chain hub.
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