Word Hike Level 172
Answers

34 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ALTERNATIVE

All 34 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Handle in a fighter jetEJECT5
River floatersRAFTS5
Secret stashCACHE5
Modify, as the ConstitutionAMEND5
Related to birdsAVIAN5
"The Divine Comedy" poetDANTE5
Spring's opposite, in tidesNEAP4
Pubescent skin woeACNE4
Plan B; the other choiceALTERNATIVE11
Popular highball; G and TGINANDTONIC11
Sister channel of HBO and CinemaxTNT3
Often spoke with "pro"CON3
National economic indicator: abbr.GDP3
First ___ kitAID3
Podcast interruptionsADS3
Old horseNAG3
Enjoyed the buffetATE3
Makes someone upsetDISCOMFORTS11
Bring to mindEVOKE5
Fake device that used as distractionDECOY5
Await judgmentPEND4
Like show horses' hoovesSHOD4
Fragrant wood in some closetsCEDAR5
Spot for a friendly kissCHEEK5
Tom's cartoon partnerJERRY5
New York Harbor sightFERRY5
"Don't mess ____ me!"WITH4
Toy with two disksYOYO4
Sport that you play without a ball: Decathlon spearJAVELIN7
Sport that you play without a ball: Olympic sword sportFENCING7
Sport that you play without a ball: "Tippy" craftCANOE5
Sport that you play without a ball: Go into the water?DIVE4
Sport that you play without a ball: Olympic bow sportARCHERY7
Sport that you play without a ball: Pub missileDART4

Word Hike Level 172 sits in England - The Great Bell and holds 34 clues, the longest answer being ALTERNATIVE at 11 letters. That is a large board — levels this full are worked one letter at a time rather than by hunting whole answers, and the list below is easier to scan by length than to read straight through.

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.

7 of the 34 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 101–200 block, with level 171 and level 173 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 172 at a glance
PackEngland - The Great Bell
Clues here34
Longest answerALTERNATIVE (11)
Shortest answerTNT (3)
Average length5.1 letters
Level172
Questions

Word Hike Level 172 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 172?+
All 34 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
34, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 171 and level 173, or browse the whole 101–200 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 34 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 ALTERNATIVE

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 172 In Detail

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

Answers in chain34
Longest answerALTERNATIVE
Average length5.1 letters
Level172
Block101–200