Word Hike Level 2,852
Answers

33 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ANSWERING

All 33 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Maieutics is a rhetorical method of _________ questions with questionsANSWERING9
Backing up data to a less frequently used storage compartmentARCHIVING9
To rejoice smugly after a winGLOATOVER9
Exceptionally cleverBRILLIANT9
Someone who is unhappy and sorrowful is thisMISERABLE9
Moment of calm before the stormLULL4
Mustang's rate of speed, at timesGALLOP6
Popularly accepted taleLEGEND6
One in a high chairBABY4
Yellow fox antagonist in "Dora the Explorer"; fended off by saying "_____, no swiping" thriceSWIPER6
Remove from powerOUST4
"Would you ____" is a conversational icebreakerRATHER6
Red and odd, e.g., in rouletteBETS4
One might keep you up at nightINFANT6
Black ______ cake is usually topped with cherriesFOREST6
Family prefixSTEP4
Pay and resolveSETTLE6
Nike trademark, "____ do it"JUST4
Slight, in a wayIGNORE6
Scary part of a canyonEDGE4
To feel sorry about doing somethingREGRET6
Baby blue, e.g.PASTEL6
Parts of the mouthLIPS4
Popular French phrase offered to those departing on a journeyBONVOYAGE9
Dusk; sunset; twilightNIGHTFALL9
Business partnerASSOCIATE9
Existing in many placesPERVASIVE9
Period of maturityADULTHOOD9
Large mammal in the movie "Free Willy"WHALE5
Largest land mammalELEPHANT8
Long-tailed crustacean which is a common sight at seafood restaurantsLOBSTER7
A turtle who prefers land over waterTORTOISE8
Tentacled ocean critter with a mushroom cap; maybe they go well with peanut butter?JELLYFISH9

Word Hike Level 2,852 sits in Spain - Don Quixote and holds 33 clues, the longest answer being ANSWERING 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.

This level has almost no short filler, so it is carried by its longer answers and there is little quick to open it with. Work outward from ANSWERING and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 2,801–2,900 block, with level 2,851 and level 2,853 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 2,852 at a glance
PackSpain - Don Quixote
Clues here33
Longest answerANSWERING (9)
Shortest answerLULL (4)
Average length6.6 letters
Level2,852
Questions

Word Hike Level 2,852 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 2,852?+
All 33 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
33, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 2,851 and level 2,853, 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 33 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 ANSWERING

At 9 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 2,852 In Detail

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

Answers in chain33
Longest answerANSWERING
Average length6.6 letters
Level2,852
Block2,801–2,900