Word Hike Level 1,022
Answers

16 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

EXPRESSION

All 16 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Tiny home invadersANTS4
A silent pursuitSTALK5
Shopping basket fillerITEM4
Greenish-brown hueHAZEL5
React to yeastRISE4
Indication of feelingEXPRESSION10
Close associationsALLIANCES9
Injection in some spy movies that makes people can't lie under itTRUTHSERUM10
Castaway's home, perhapsISLE4
Regal rulerQUEEN5
Low singing voiceBASS4
Locker room snapperTOWEL5
Ant or mosquitoPEST4
X-Shape Could Be Found Here: Plane propellerAIRSCREW8
X-Shape Could Be Found Here: Wool clippersSHEARS6
X-Shape Could Be Found Here: ExamTEST4

Word Hike Level 1,022 sits in New Zealand - Lolly Cakes and holds 16 clues, the longest answer being EXPRESSION at 10 letters. That is a substantial board, enough that checking off what you already have is faster than re-reading the whole list.

This is a clue game, so the useful thing on this page is the clue text itself. If you are stuck on one line, find that exact wording in the table below rather than reading a bare list of answers — clues identify a puzzle far more reliably than answers do, because answers repeat across a game and clues rarely do.

This level has almost no short filler, so it is carried by its longer answers and there is little quick to open it with. Work outward from EXPRESSION and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 1,001–1,100 block, with level 1,021 and level 1,023 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,022 at a glance
PackNew Zealand - Lolly Cakes
Clues here16
Longest answerEXPRESSION (10)
Shortest answerANTS (4)
Average length5.7 letters
Level1,022
Questions

Word Hike Level 1,022 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 1,022?+
All 16 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
16, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 1,021 and level 1,023, or browse the whole 1,001–1,100 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How Word Hike Works

The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.

1

Search the clue

Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.

2

Fill the crossings

Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.

3

Use the theme

Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.

Play smarter

Word Hike Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 16 links

Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.

2

Longest answer is EXPRESSION

At 10 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The clue is the identifier

Answers repeat throughout Word Hike; the clue wording rarely does. Match the exact line and you can be certain you are on the right level.

4

Letter counts separate similar clues

Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.

5

Long slots are the easy ones

More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.

6

Read the whole level

Clues in one hike share a theme, so a line that makes no sense alone often resolves once you have read the others on the same level page.

By the numbers

Word Hike Level 1,022 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

Answers in chain16
Longest answerEXPRESSION
Average length5.7 letters
Level1,022
Block1,001–1,100