Word Hike Level 2,809
Answers

25 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

WISDOMTOOTH

All 25 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Challenger, competitorRIVAL5
Large decorative letter at the start of a chapterDROPCAP7
Proven steps to achieve a taskPROCESSES9
EnterGOIN4
Glide downhill on snowSKI3
Last molar to grow in one's mouthWISDOMTOOTH11
One of the "fathers of western philosophy", along with his teacher PlatoARISTOTLE9
Theater backdrop hides poor visibility (6 words)SCENE5
Baseball game with kid at backyardCATCH5
Severely overchargeGOUGE5
Building blocks for proteinsAMINO5
First name of the actor whose breakout role was in "Dead Poets Society"ETHAN5
Dental problemDECAY5
To come to a disagreement or clash on a subjectBUTTHEADS9
They work with filesMANICURISTS11
Expression through creativityART3
Tremendous burdenONUS4
FoiledTRIPPEDUP9
Substance that can activate an immune responseANTIGEN7
Painter's plasterGESSO5
Rope often coiledLASSO5
"Little Red ____ Hood" is the tale of little girl and a wolfRIDING6
Totally domesticatedTAME4
Practice of pursuing and shooting wild animalsHUNTING7
Metaphor for experienceRODEO5

Word Hike Level 2,809 sits in Australia - Opal and holds 25 clues, the longest answer being WISDOMTOOTH 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.

There are 2 very short answers threaded between the longer ones here. Those are the ones most often left unfilled — count the empty squares in a run rather than scanning the whole board again.

This level sits in the 2,801–2,900 block, with level 2,808 and level 2,810 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 2,809 at a glance
PackAustralia - Opal
Clues here25
Longest answerWISDOMTOOTH (11)
Shortest answerSKI (3)
Average length6.1 letters
Level2,809
Questions

Word Hike Level 2,809 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 2,809?+
All 25 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
25, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 2,808 and level 2,810, or browse the whole 2,801–2,900 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 25 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 WISDOMTOOTH

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 2,809 In Detail

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

Answers in chain25
Longest answerWISDOMTOOTH
Average length6.1 letters
Level2,809
Block2,801–2,900