Word Hike Level 217
Answers

31 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

BREAKDOWNS

All 31 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Duck feet movementPADDLING8
Vehicle failuresBREAKDOWNS10
Where Reagan was bornILLINOIS8
Nelson Mandela's org.ANC3
Two-year-old sheepTEG3
Disney's superhero universeMCU3
Air Force athleteFALCON6
Declare to be trueAVER4
Felt the lack ofWITHOUT7
"Awesome!"COOL4
Kingly homesPALACES7
Barbed-____ fenceWIRE4
Coat holdersPEGS4
Highest point; apexACME4
Postal deliveryPACKAGE7
Fabric with holesMESH4
Serum injectorSYRINGE7
"YES! I get it!"AHA3
One with a bleeping jobCENSOR6
"___-Tac-Dough": TV game showTIC3
What it all adds up toSUM3
Cuckoo-clock swing partPENDULUM8
Of course; certainly (granting a permission)BYALLMEANS10
Edge of nightTWILIGHT8
The Little Mermaid: Royal sonPRINCE6
The Little Mermaid: The bad guyWITCH5
The Little Mermaid: What she gives upVOICE5
The Little Mermaid: Where she livesOCEAN5
The Little Mermaid: The famous sceneKISS4
The Little Mermaid: Royal is its nameSHIP4
The Little Mermaid: Her imperfection?LEG3

Word Hike Level 217 sits in Germany - Einstein and holds 31 clues, the longest answer being BREAKDOWNS 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.

7 of the 31 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 201–300 block, with level 216 and level 218 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 217 at a glance
PackGermany - Einstein
Clues here31
Longest answerBREAKDOWNS (10)
Shortest answerANC (3)
Average length5.4 letters
Level217
Questions

Word Hike Level 217 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 217?+
All 31 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
31, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 216 and level 218, or browse the whole 201–300 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 31 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 BREAKDOWNS

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 217 In Detail

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

Answers in chain31
Longest answerBREAKDOWNS
Average length5.4 letters
Level217
Block201–300