Word Hike Level 1,493
Answers

17 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

APPROVING

All 17 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Part of a wheel or drumNAM3
Snug hatCAP3
Elegant shapeOVAL4
Scrapple formLOAF4
Showing satisfaction and acceptanceAPPROVING9
Swift huntersFALCONS7
Fleeting moment, frozen in anticipation and uncertaintyUSEDCAR7
Entertaining and engaging an audienceSHOWING7
Executed with skill and precisionPREFORMED9
Indonesian island popular with touristsBALI4
Challenging puzzleQUIZ4
Unrefined resourceOIL3
Sprouting seedGER3
Collected From Travels: Front desk handoutMAP3
Collected From Travels: Element of change?COIN4
Collected From Travels: Narrow racing boatSHELL5
Collected From Travels: Cocoa holderMUG3

Word Hike Level 1,493 sits in Portugal - Torre dos Clerigos and holds 17 clues, the longest answer being APPROVING at 9 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.

6 of the 17 answers run to three letters or fewer, which is where levels like this are usually lost. The long answers go in quickly; it is the short ones filling the gaps between them that get missed, because they are easy to read straight past.

This level sits in the 1,401–1,500 block, with level 1,492 and level 1,494 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,493 at a glance
PackPortugal - Torre dos Clerigos
Clues here17
Longest answerAPPROVING (9)
Shortest answerNAM (3)
Average length4.8 letters
Level1,493
Questions

Word Hike Level 1,493 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 1,493?+
All 17 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
17, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 1,492 and level 1,494, or browse the whole 1,401–1,500 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 17 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 APPROVING

At 9 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 1,493 In Detail

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

Answers in chain17
Longest answerAPPROVING
Average length4.8 letters
Level1,493
Block1,401–1,500