Word Hike Level 2,253
Answers
53 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 53 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Container for skeletal remains | OSSUARY | 7 |
| Container often used for preserving food | JAR | 3 |
| Short for minute, a unit of time | MIN | 3 |
| 24-hour period from sunrise to sunset | DAY | 3 |
| Put to practical purpose | USE | 3 |
| Expresses oneself dramatically | ACTSOUT | 7 |
| Informal newspaper or magazine | RAG | 3 |
| Also known as | AKA | 3 |
| Large bovine mammal | COW | 3 |
| Strong desire or craving | YEN | 3 |
| Not young anymore | OLD | 3 |
| Flourishes and prospers | THRIVES | 7 |
| Fast-paced winter sport played on ice | ICEHOCKEY | 9 |
| Tell a story or give an account of an event | NARRATE | 7 |
| Can't carry a tune to save their life | TONEDEAF | 8 |
| Polishes prose like a literary magician | EDITOR | 6 |
| One who inspires adoration and devotion | IDOL | 4 |
| Make certain it's all good to go | ENSURE | 6 |
| What you respond to when someone calls you | NAME | 4 |
| Aquatic acrobat with a fuzzy coat | OTTER | 5 |
| A leisurely run to get the blood flowing | JOG | 3 |
| Perfectly coordinated like a well-oiled machine | SYNC | 4 |
| To give until it's all gone | UNTO | 4 |
| Game that can turn friends into rivals | UNO | 3 |
| People who make you fall asleep with their stories | BORES | 5 |
| Instead of, in place of | LIEU | 4 |
| Someone who has great fashion sense | STYLER | 6 |
| An unpleasant, lingering gaze | LEER | 4 |
| To split or divide with force | CLEAVE | 6 |
| The process of a baby bird breaking out of its shell | HATCHING | 8 |
| Costs or fees for a service | CHARGES | 7 |
| Where you pay for your items at a store | CHECKOUTS | 9 |
| Inhaled deeply to perceive a smell | SNIFFED | 7 |
| An argument or disagreement | ROW | 3 |
| Where a story comes to a halt | END | 3 |
| What you give in exchange for work | PAY | 3 |
| Slang term for a girl or woman | GAL | 3 |
| The window to the soul | EYE | 3 |
| One of the building blocks of matter | ELEMENT | 7 |
| Beat another team | WIN | 3 |
| Abbreviation for a small amount of seasoning in your recipe | TSP | 3 |
| What you do to stay fit or catch the bus | RUN | 3 |
| Tiny insect known for its strong work ethic | ANT | 3 |
| What happened to a neglected tooth over time | DECAYED | 7 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Feeling under the weather, in need of rest | SICK | 4 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Group of non-professionals who decide guilt or innocence | JURY | 4 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Medical professional who treats and diagnoses illnesses | DOCTOR | 6 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Dental expert who cares for teeth and gums | DENTIST | 7 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Physical harm caused by an accident or other event | INJURY | 6 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Place where legal proceedings take place | COURT | 5 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Unexpected event resulting in damage or injury | ACCIDENT | 8 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Medical procedure that involves operating on a patient | SURGERY | 7 |
| Reason To Miss Work: Domesticated animal kept for companionship | PET | 3 |
Word Hike Level 2,253 sits in USA - Bald Eagle and holds 53 clues, the longest answer being ICEHOCKEY 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.
21 of the 53 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 2,201–2,300 block, with level 2,252 and level 2,254 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 2,253 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 53 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is ICEHOCKEY
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 2,253 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 53 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | ICEHOCKEY |
| Average length | 4.9 letters |
| Level | 2,253 |
| Block | 2,201–2,300 |
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