Word Hike Level 1,666
Answers

29 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CONTROLLING

All 29 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Person who has been forced to flee their home countryREFUGEE7
Made reference toMENTIONED9
Having the governance ofCONTROLLING11
Whiskey grainRYE3
Religious doctrineDOGMA5
By the wayBTW3
Stereotypical bookwormNERD4
Place to get a massage or facialSPA3
In US politics, a member of the upper chamber of CongressSENATOR7
To engage in a fun activityPLAY4
Spontaneous notion; sudden impulseWHIM4
An agreement or treatyPACT4
Puts into wordsSAYS4
Male first name that's also a common toilet euphemismJOHN4
Darken car windowsTINT4
Equipped platforms for mining petroleumOILRIGS7
Not super outgoingSHY3
____ Kong ("Rush Hour 2" setting)HONG4
Ceiling ___ (it spins to cool you off)FAN3
Sporting contestEVENT5
Piece of cut woodLOG3
Not essentialUNNECESSARY11
Celebration where two people jump and hit their torsos togetherCHESTBUMP9
Postal deliveryPACKAGE7
About Phoenix Bird: Library visitor's actionRENEWAL7
About Phoenix Bird: Like some opportunitiesGOLDEN6
About Phoenix Bird: One might revolve around VenusMYTH4
About Phoenix Bird: Where a sovereign sitsTHRONE6
About Phoenix Bird: Olympic burnerFLAME5

Word Hike Level 1,666 sits in Paraguay - Saltos Del Monday and holds 29 clues, the longest answer being CONTROLLING at 11 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 29 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 1,601–1,700 block, with level 1,665 and level 1,667 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,666 at a glance
PackParaguay - Saltos Del Monday
Clues here29
Longest answerCONTROLLING (11)
Shortest answerRYE (3)
Average length5.4 letters
Level1,666
Questions

Word Hike Level 1,666 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 1,666?+
All 29 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
29, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 1,665 and level 1,667, or browse the whole 1,601–1,700 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 29 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 CONTROLLING

At 11 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 1,666 In Detail

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

Answers in chain29
Longest answerCONTROLLING
Average length5.4 letters
Level1,666
Block1,601–1,700