Word Hike Level 1,997
Answers
36 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 36 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge and insights gained through experience or reflection | WISDOM | 6 |
| Process of planning and directing a course, especially for a journey | NAVIGATION | 10 |
| Celestial events in which one astronomical object partially or completely blocks another | ECLIPSES | 8 |
| Strong desire or need for liquid, often due to dehydration | THIRST | 6 |
| Book or website used to find information | REFERENCE | 9 |
| Assigns or credits something to someone | ASCRIBES | 8 |
| Balding or thinning of the hair | HAIRLOSS | 8 |
| Region in northern France known for its beaches | NORMANDY | 8 |
| Prices for plane tickets | AIRFARES | 8 |
| Money given regularly, often to a child | ALLOWANCE | 9 |
| Traditional ceremony or set of actions | RITUAL | 6 |
| Entangle or involve deeply | ENMESH | 6 |
| Garment worn for warmth or style | COAT | 4 |
| Sandwich made with peanut butter and jelly | PBANDJ | 6 |
| Direction towards the sunrise | EAST | 4 |
| Always being on time | PUNCTUALITY | 11 |
| Competition to reach the finish line | RACE | 4 |
| Fantasies that occur during sleep | DREAMS | 6 |
| Emotional response to a perceived threat | FEAR | 4 |
| Regular actions formed by repetition | HABITS | 6 |
| Equality or similarity in value | PARITY | 6 |
| Traditional dating process | COURTSHIP | 9 |
| Individuals who bring something into existence | CREATORS | 8 |
| Landlocked South American country known for its Guarani language and Jesuit ruins | PARAGUAY | 8 |
| Politeness and manners shown to others in everyday interactions | COURTESY | 8 |
| A concept representing an unending or limitless amount | INFINITY | 8 |
| Neglects to fully utilize or take advantage of something | UNDERUSES | 9 |
| Clumps of shrubs or foliage found in natural surroundings | BUSHES | 6 |
| Gradually, one small step at a time | BITBYBIT | 8 |
| Fictional urban landscape known as the home of Batman | GOTHAMCITY | 10 |
| Depends on or trusts in someone or something for support | RELIES | 6 |
| Who Has Many Followers: One who has achieved great expertise or proficiency in a particular field | MASTER | 6 |
| Who Has Many Followers: Someone who has a strong impact on others' opinions or choices | INFLUENCER | 10 |
| Who Has Many Followers: A widely recognized and famous individual | CELEBRITY | 9 |
| Who Has Many Followers: Person who shows you around a city or museum | GUIDE | 5 |
| Who Has Many Followers: Heavenly light | STAR | 4 |
Word Hike Level 1,997 sits in United Arab Emirates - Souks Of Deira and holds 36 clues, the longest answer being PUNCTUALITY 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.
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 PUNCTUALITY and use the crossings it fixes.
This level sits in the 1,901–2,000 block, with level 1,996 and level 1,998 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 1,997 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 36 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is PUNCTUALITY
At 11 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 1,997 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 36 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | PUNCTUALITY |
| Average length | 7.1 letters |
| Level | 1,997 |
| Block | 1,901–2,000 |
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