Word Hike Level 173
Answers
24 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 24 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Safety floating device for use in water | LIFEBUOY | 8 |
| "Hi, my ____ is..." | NAME | 4 |
| Direction of the sunrise | EAST | 4 |
| Noise made by wolf | HOWL | 4 |
| Instrument larger than a piccolo | FLUTE | 5 |
| Clear transparent minerals | CRYSTALS | 8 |
| Leg part that's often scraped | KNEE | 4 |
| Training place for martial arts | DOJO | 4 |
| The fourth planet from the sun | MARS | 4 |
| Stinky, black-and-white mammal | SKUNK | 5 |
| A chance to dream | SLEEP | 5 |
| Do as you're ordered | OBEY | 4 |
| Grain found in sushi | RICE | 4 |
| Corked-bottle contents | WINE | 4 |
| Gives sympathy to | CONSOLES | 8 |
| _____ of no return (last chance to change your mind) | POINT | 5 |
| It's worn around the waist | BELT | 4 |
| With much sound | LOUD | 4 |
| Fruit's skin | PEEL | 4 |
| Red residue of a mother's kiss | LIPSTICK | 8 |
| The chief designer of Big Ben wasn't a clockmaker but was this | LAWYER | 6 |
| Big Ben is the name of this, and not the tower | BELL | 4 |
| The tower was renamed to the Elizabeth Tower to commemorate the Queen's Diamond... | JUBILEE | 7 |
| The clock is really accurate, in fact, it's accurate to within two... every two weeks | SECONDS | 7 |
Word Hike Level 173 sits in England - The Great Bell and holds 24 clues, the longest answer being LIFEBUOY at 8 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 LIFEBUOY and use the crossings it fixes.
This level sits in the 101–200 block, with level 172 and level 174 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 173 FAQ
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How Word Hike Works
The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.
Search the clue
Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.
Fill the crossings
Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.
Use the theme
Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.
Word Hike Tips & Strategy
Starting with what this particular level teaches you.
This chain has 24 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is LIFEBUOY
At 8 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.
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.
Letter counts separate similar clues
Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.
Long slots are the easy ones
More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.
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.
Word Hike Level 173 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 24 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | LIFEBUOY |
| Average length | 5.2 letters |
| Level | 173 |
| Block | 101–200 |
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