Word Hike Level 3,018
Answers

32 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

LIGHTNING

All 32 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Let someone use a property in exchange for moneyLEASED6
Mortgage broker's offeringLOAN4
Molten rock found only under the Earth's crustMAGMA5
Makes someone annoyed or irritatedRILES5
StirMOVE4
Dieter's concernFIGURE6
Recovered from an injury or illnessHEALED6
Outer coconut layerHUSK4
Places to remand peopleJAILS5
Bread that has exceeded the expiry date is thisSTALE5
Japanese printer brandEPSON5
Space series genreSCIFI5
One might get called this if they are acting stupidMORON5
Something owed, maybeAPOLOGY7
Puts one's stake in the pot in pokerANTES5
Something rigid and not easily bent is thisSTIFF5
To save for later discussionTABLE5
The nut that Scrat the squirrel obsessed over in the film "Ice Age"ACORN5
Renews a membership contractREUPS5
Antlered animalsELKS4
CivilPOLITE6
Mom's calling you for dinnerGOHOME6
Thing That Pile Up: Society's woesILLS4
Circuit breakers replaced theseFUSES5
Binary, as a light switchONOFF5
NonproductiveIDLE4
To feel sorry about doing somethingREGRET6
Can'T Be Held In Your Hands: A new car has a good oneSMELL5
Can'T Be Held In Your Hands: Bolt that appears before thunderLIGHTNING9
Can'T Be Held In Your Hands: Type of participlePAST4
Can'T Be Held In Your Hands: Perceiving something, e.g. an emotion or painFEELING7
Can'T Be Held In Your Hands: Object in the sky that sometimes look like other thingsCLOUD5

Word Hike Level 3,018 sits in Ireland - Castle Ward and holds 32 clues, the longest answer being LIGHTNING 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 LIGHTNING and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 3,001–3,100 block, with level 3,017 and level 3,019 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 3,018 at a glance
PackIreland - Castle Ward
Clues here32
Longest answerLIGHTNING (9)
Shortest answerLOAN (4)
Average length5.2 letters
Level3,018
Questions

Word Hike Level 3,018 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 3,018?+
All 32 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
32, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 3,017 and level 3,019, or browse the whole 3,001–3,100 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 32 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 LIGHTNING

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 3,018 In Detail

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

Answers in chain32
Longest answerLIGHTNING
Average length5.2 letters
Level3,018
Block3,001–3,100