Word Hike Level 2,296
Answers

36 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

COUNTERFEIT

All 36 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
A set of rules or principles that serve as a guide or standard in a particular fieldCANON5
People who sell goods or merchandise professionallyDEALERS7
Surprise attacks carried out to seize or eliminate somethingRAIDS5
One of the major television networks in the United StatesCBS3
Gentle reminders or cues to help prompt or provoke actionPROMPTS7
Animals that resemble humans and often imitate their behaviorAPES4
Made great efforts or worked hard to achieve somethingSTROVE6
Tiny insects that can infest homes and pets, causing irritationFLEAS5
Relating to the main point of attention or focusFOCAL5
Accomplishing a task without hesitation or questioningDOASASKED9
Abbreviation for the United States of America, a country in North AmericaUSA3
Box for keeping valuables, like buried treasureCHEST5
Objects that bring back memories, like ticket stubs or photographsMEMENTOS8
Limit or boundary that defines how something should be donePARAMETER9
Place where old documents and records are storedARCHIVE7
Person who studies and writes about the pastHISTORIAN9
Traditionalists who resist change and new ideasOLDGUARD8
Popular noodle dish often enjoyed in collegeRAMEN5
Type of corn, often found at summer barbecuesCOB3
Going against established beliefs or doctrinesHERETICAL9
Flat, smooth surface used for writing or drawingSLATE5
Steak with a bone in the shape of a "T"TBONE5
Go back to a previous state or conditionREVERT6
Yellow vegetable that grows in rows on a cobCORN4
Attacks with gunfire from a low-flying planeSTRAFES7
Cozy room for relaxation or hidingDEN3
Lines where two fabrics are sewn togetherSEAMS5
Expressions or proverbs usually passed down through generationsSAYINGS7
Having a sharp slope or inclineSTEEP5
Types Of Money: Not young or new, but not necessarily antique eitherOLD3
Types Of Money: Tiny part of a plant that can grow into a new oneSEED4
Types Of Money: Small compartment for holding loose changePOCKET6
Types Of Money: Intelligent and well-dressedSMART5
Types Of Money: Fake money or imitation goodsCOUNTERFEIT11
Types Of Money: Red fluid circulating in our bodiesBLOOD5
Types Of Money: Not difficult or complicatedEASY4

Word Hike Level 2,296 sits in France - Eiffel Tower and holds 36 clues, the longest answer being COUNTERFEIT 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.

5 of the 36 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 2,295 and level 2,297 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 2,296 at a glance
PackFrance - Eiffel Tower
Clues here36
Longest answerCOUNTERFEIT (11)
Shortest answerCBS (3)
Average length5.8 letters
Level2,296
Questions

Word Hike Level 2,296 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 2,296?+
All 36 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
36, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 2,295 and level 2,297, or browse the whole 2,201–2,300 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 36 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 COUNTERFEIT

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 2,296 In Detail

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

Answers in chain36
Longest answerCOUNTERFEIT
Average length5.8 letters
Level2,296
Block2,201–2,300