Word Hike Level 20
Answers

28 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CATASTROPHE

All 28 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Opponent, enemyADVERSARY9
Triumph in battleVICTORY7
Produce hard copy of booksPRINT5
By oneselfALONE5
Cookbook contentsRECIPES7
____ and mightyHIGH4
Reduce in amountCUT3
Terrible disasterCATASTROPHE11
Routine domestic tasksCHORES6
Word ___ wordFOR3
Rest one's feetSIT3
Page by phoneFAX3
"___ you sure?"ARE3
Intelligent, brightCLEVER6
In a bad moodILLTEMPERED11
Gently touch on shoulderTAP3
"____ Lake" (ballet)SWAN4
Halloween party requirementCOSTUME7
YouTube uploadVIDEO5
Security worker in museumGUARD5
Digital audio series you can listen to on the internetPODCAST7
A group of sentences in a textPARAGRAPH9
It Can Dissolve In Water: Pickle ingredientVINEGAR7
It Can Dissolve In Water: Washing tabletSOAP4
It Can Dissolve In Water: Starbucks servingCOFFEE6
It Can Dissolve In Water: Meat preservativeSALT4
It Can Dissolve In Water: Maple contentSUGAR5
It Can Dissolve In Water: Fizzy beverageSODA4

Word Hike Level 20 sits in USA - The City and holds 28 clues, the longest answer being CATASTROPHE at 11 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.

6 of the 28 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 1–100 block, with level 19 and level 21 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 20 at a glance
PackUSA - The City
Clues here28
Longest answerCATASTROPHE (11)
Shortest answerCUT (3)
Average length5.6 letters
Level20
Questions

Word Hike Level 20 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 20?+
All 28 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
28, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 19 and level 21, or browse the whole 1–100 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 28 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 CATASTROPHE

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 20 In Detail

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

Answers in chain28
Longest answerCATASTROPHE
Average length5.6 letters
Level20
Block1–100