Word Hike Level 1,728
Answers

30 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ABSTINENCE

All 30 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Competitions or challenges between individuals or teamsCONTESTS8
Refraining from a certain activity or behaviorABSTINENCE10
Enclosure for confining prisonersSTOCKADE8
A person under the guidance or tutelage of anotherPROTEGEE8
In a loyal or devoted mannerFAITHFULLY10
Having no points accounted by either team or playerSCORELESS9
A continuous pain in a particular part of one's bodyACHE4
It might be hatched or foiledPLAN4
Old-fashioned radio dialKNOB4
Use a sponge onWIPE4
Thrived or prosperedFLOURISHED10
Figure of speech comparing two things without using "like" or "as"METAPHOR8
Chemical element with the symbol NNITROGEN8
Traveling at a speed greater than the speed of soundSUPERSONIC10
Perspiration opening in the skinPORE4
"Official permission or authorization"VISA4
Wireless internet connectionWIFI4
What the marks on a treasure map might indicateEXES4
Alternative to panelingWALLPAPER9
Cooperates with what others are doingPLAYSALONG10
Part of the sky controlled by a countryAIRSPACE8
Refusal to obey authority or ordersDEFIANCE8
Enforces; puts to useIMPLEMENTS10
Fashion designersSTYLISTS8
It Has Wings: Bird with a powerful kickOSTRICH7
It Has Wings: Coastal town crierSEAGULL7
It Has Wings: Colourful fluttering insectBUTTERFLY9
It Has Wings: Bird rising from the ashesPHOENIX7
It Has Wings: Airports arrivalsPLANES6
It Has Wings: Annoying buzzerFLY3

Word Hike Level 1,728 sits in Laos - Kong Lor Caves and holds 30 clues, the longest answer being ABSTINENCE at 10 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.

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 ABSTINENCE and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 1,701–1,800 block, with level 1,727 and level 1,729 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 1,728 at a glance
PackLaos - Kong Lor Caves
Clues here30
Longest answerABSTINENCE (10)
Shortest answerFLY (3)
Average length7.1 letters
Level1,728
Questions

Word Hike Level 1,728 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 1,728?+
All 30 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
30, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 1,727 and level 1,729, or browse the whole 1,701–1,800 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 30 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 ABSTINENCE

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 1,728 In Detail

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

Answers in chain30
Longest answerABSTINENCE
Average length7.1 letters
Level1,728
Block1,701–1,800