Word Hike Level 1,989
Answers
51 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 51 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Professionals who provide medical care for animals | VETS | 4 |
| Glide over waves with a board | SURF | 4 |
| Creepy crawly creatures with jointed legs | ARTHROPOD | 9 |
| Martial arts routine for practice | KATA | 4 |
| Gives energy or enthusiasm | PEPS | 4 |
| Delivered a message or package | SENT | 4 |
| Connection between two things | LINK | 4 |
| Fuzzy green plant that grows on rocks | MOSS | 4 |
| Not win, suffer defeat | LOSE | 4 |
| Without affection or emotions | LOVELESS | 8 |
| Performs tricks and illusions | MAGICIAN | 8 |
| Places to rest while on a long journey | STOPOVERS | 9 |
| Someone who studies and protects the environment | ECOLOGIST | 9 |
| Strong, gusty wind that could blow you away | GALE | 4 |
| Slithery fish that resemble snakes | EELS | 4 |
| Destroyed or decayed remains of a building or structure | RUIN | 4 |
| Rules and regulations concerning financial obligations to the government | TAXLAW | 6 |
| Focusing on a target or goal | AIMING | 6 |
| Starting over or trying again | ANEW | 4 |
| Not nice or kind in behavior or words | MEAN | 4 |
| Extremely large, often used to describe something impressive or powerful | MEGA | 4 |
| Fungus that ruins your bread | MOLD | 4 |
| Place where construction happens | SITE | 4 |
| Response to a powerful prayer | AMEN | 4 |
| Command to halt at a traffic signal | STOP | 4 |
| Plant part that absorbs water and nutrients | ROOT | 4 |
| Type of pants that end above the knee | BREECH | 6 |
| Annoy a performer with jeering comments | HECKLE | 6 |
| Not new, but still functional | USED | 4 |
| Woodwind instrument with a nasal tone | OBOE | 4 |
| A whole lot of something, like having more than enough cookies | ABUNDANCE | 9 |
| Someone or something that can't be fixed or healed | INCURABLE | 9 |
| A number that comes after twelve but before fourteen | THIRTEEN | 8 |
| Trying to change someone's mind about doing something, like talking them out of eating that whole cake | DISSUADE | 8 |
| Taking care of or looking after something or someone, like tending to a garden or tending to a sick friend | TEND | 4 |
| Not doing anything productive, like sitting on the couch all day watching TV | IDLE | 4 |
| Goes for morning runs at a slow and steady pace | JOGS | 4 |
| Small pieces of paper or card that you attach to something, like luggage tags or name tags | TAGS | 4 |
| When something bad happens right after you talk about how good things are going | JINX | 4 |
| A tiny insect that jumps around and can cause itchy bites | FLEA | 4 |
| To load up with more than one can handle | OVERWHELM | 9 |
| Being full of enthusiasm and excitement | KEEN | 4 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :Turning a foreign language into your own, so you can understand it | TRANSLATE | 9 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :Reciting letter by letter to form a word correctly | SPELL | 5 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :The set of rules that guide our use of language | GRAMMAR | 7 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :Those nerve-wracking assessments that test your knowledge and understanding | EXAMS | 5 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :A challenging evaluation designed to measure what you've learned | TEST | 4 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :Adding and subtracting numbers, making sense of quantity | COUNTING | 8 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :Making revisions and corrections to improve a piece of writing | EDIT | 4 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :Activity that people play for entertainment and fun | GAME | 4 |
| We May Make Mistakes On... :What you get up and go to every day for a paycheck | JOB | 3 |
Word Hike Level 1,989 sits in United Arab Emirates - Sheikh Zayed and holds 51 clues, the longest answer being ARTHROPOD at 9 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 ARTHROPOD and use the crossings it fixes.
This level sits in the 1,901–2,000 block, with level 1,988 and level 1,990 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 1,989 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 51 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is ARTHROPOD
At 9 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 1,989 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 51 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | ARTHROPOD |
| Average length | 5.3 letters |
| Level | 1,989 |
| Block | 1,901–2,000 |
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