By Evan Cole · Last verified 2026-09-03Difficulty: Hard 4/5
3 traps on this boardShow
'Butterfly' and 'Backstroke' look like they belong with Olympic Sports — Gymnastics and Figure Skating are right there on this board — but here they merge into the Swimming category (Backstroke · Freestyle · Butterfly · Sidestroke). And the word 'Swimming' itself belongs to Olympic Sports (Gymnastics · Figure Skating · Skiing · Swimming) — not to the Swimming category (Backstroke · Freestyle · Butterfly · Sidestroke).
'Nickel' and 'Dollar' look like they belong with Economy — Trade and Jobs are right there on this board — but here they merge into the Money category (Dollar · Quarter · Nickel · Dime). And the word 'Money' itself belongs to Economy (Trade · Jobs · Inflation · Money) — not to the Money category (Dollar · Quarter · Nickel · Dime).
Watch out: 'Asia' belongs to Continents (Asia · North America · Africa · Australia) — not to the Asia category (China · India · Japan · Thailand).
Spoiler shield:
Category 1Continents4 words
A…N…A…A…
Category 2Olympic Sports4 words
G…F…S…S…
Category 3Asia4 words
C…I…J…T…
Category 4Cafe4 words
B…C…B…C…
Category 5Australia4 words
K…K…P…E…
Category 6Swimming4 words
B…F…B…S…
Category 7Lost Species4 words
M…D…S…D…
Category 8Coffee Bean4 words
A…R…L…E…
Category 9Money4 words
D…Q…N…D…
Category 10Economy4 words
T…J…I…M…
💡 Step 1: Clear Olympic Sports and Economy first — tight, unambiguous sets.
💡 Step 2: Work through Cafe · Australia · Lost Species · Coffee Bean — no trap flags, steady elimination.
💡 Step 3: Save Swimming, Money and Continents for last — their words overlap or share names with other groups on this board.
This board has 10 categories and 40 words — smaller than 88% of levels — and most boards allow about 10 merges, so plan for roughly 1 wrong merge of slack.
Different words on your screen? See 5 more known versions
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level number can show different words. Compare below, or use the word finder
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v2 14 categories · 56 words · first seen 2026-09-03
Category 1Continents4 words
A…N…A…A…
Category 2Olympic Sports4 words
G…F…S…S…
Category 3Asia4 words
C…I…J…T…
Category 4Cafe4 words
B…C…B…C…
Category 5Australia4 words
K…K…P…E…
Category 6Swimming4 words
B…F…B…S…
Category 7Lost Species4 words
M…D…S…D…
Category 8Coffee Bean4 words
A…R…L…E…
Category 9Money4 words
D…Q…N…D…
Category 10Economy4 words
T…J…I…M…
Category 11Bedroom4 words
B…P…L…D…
Category 12Credit Card4 words
M…A…D…V…
Category 13Caribbean4 words
J…C…A…B…
Category 14Breakfast Pastries4 words
C…D…M…S…
v3 14 categories · 56 words · first seen 2026-09-03
Category 1Continents4 words
A…N…A…A…
Category 2Olympic Sports4 words
G…F…S…S…
Category 3Asia4 words
C…I…J…T…
Category 4Cafe4 words
B…C…B…C…
Category 5Australia4 words
K…K…P…E…
Category 6Swimming4 words
B…F…B…S…
Category 7Lost Species4 words
M…D…S…D…
Category 8Coffee Bean4 words
A…R…L…E…
Category 9Money4 words
D…Q…N…D…
Category 10Economy4 words
T…J…I…M…
Category 11Bedroom4 words
B…P…L…D…
Category 12Credit Card4 words
M…A…D…V…
Category 13Caribbean4 words
J…C…A…B…
Category 14Breakfast Pastries4 words
C…D…M…S…
v4 11 categories · 44 words · first seen 2026-09-03
Category 1Continents4 words
A…N…A…A…
Category 2Olympic Sports4 words
G…F…S…S…
Category 3Asia4 words
C…I…J…T…
Category 4Cafe4 words
B…C…B…C…
Category 5Australia4 words
K…K…P…E…
Category 6Swimming4 words
B…F…B…S…
Category 7Lost Species4 words
M…D…S…D…
Category 8Coffee Bean4 words
A…R…L…E…
Category 9Money4 words
D…Q…N…D…
Category 10Economy4 words
T…J…I…M…
Category 11Breakfast Pastries4 words
C…D…M…S…
v5 14 categories · 56 words · first seen 2026-09-03
Category 1Continents4 words
A…N…A…A…
Category 2Olympic Sports4 words
G…F…S…S…
Category 3Asia4 words
C…I…J…T…
Category 4Cafe4 words
B…C…B…C…
Category 5Australia4 words
K…K…P…E…
Category 6Swimming4 words
B…F…B…S…
Category 7Lost Species4 words
M…D…S…D…
Category 8Coffee Bean4 words
A…R…L…E…
Category 9Money4 words
D…Q…N…D…
Category 10Economy4 words
T…J…I…M…
Category 11Bedroom4 words
B…P…L…D…
Category 12Credit Card4 words
M…A…D…V…
Category 13Caribbean4 words
J…C…A…B…
Category 14Breakfast Pastries4 words
C…D…M…S…
v6 10 categories · 60 words · first seen 2026-09-03
How many categories are in Bubble Word Jam Level 42?
Bubble Word Jam Level 42 has 10 categories with 40 words in total (version v1): Continents, Olympic Sports, Asia, Cafe, Australia, Swimming, Lost Species, Coffee Bean, Money, Economy. This level number has 6 known versions with different word sets — all are listed on this page.
What are the categories in Bubble Word Jam Level 42?
The 10 categories in Level 42 (version v1) are: Continents (4 words), Olympic Sports (4 words), Asia (4 words), Cafe (4 words), Australia (4 words), Swimming (4 words), Lost Species (4 words), Coffee Bean (4 words), Money (4 words), Economy (4 words).
Why does my Bubble Word Jam Level 42 look different from this answer key?
The game reshuffles level content by app version and region, so the same level number can show different words on different devices. This page lists every known version of Level 42 — switch versions with the tabs above, or use the reverse word finder to match the exact words on your screen.
