Word Hike Level 3,412
Answers

35 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

STICKSHIFT

All 35 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
A minor unpremeditated battleSKIRMISH8
One who likes it when there's nothing on?NUDIST6
Manual transmission option for adventurous driversSTICKSHIFT10
A piece of meat without bonesFILLET6
Oregano, e.g.HERB4
EnumerateLIST4
"____ Lake" (ballet)SWAN4
Moved through the airFLEW4
Ancient civilization in Central AmericanMAYA4
What you get used to doingHABIT5
Output of a computer on paperPRINTOUT8
Actors anxiously wait for this after an auditionCALLBACK8
Absorbent tool for cleaning up spillsSWOB4
Vomited in an unpleasant mannerPUKED5
Elevator enclosureSHAFT5
Not spoilKEEP4
To remove stuff from the groundEXCAVATE8
An Alaskan incumbent lost one by coin toss in 2006ELECTION8
"The Waste Land" poet, T.S. _____ELIOT5
Pick up, in a wayHEAR4
Halloween purchaseMASK4
Eye part that may be grayIRIS4
Traditional cosmetic used to darken the eyelidsKOHL4
Wet blanket?SNOW4
Make someone feel compelled to do somethingOBLIGE6
Difference or disagreement; dissimilarityDIVERGENCE10
Flexible person's choiceEITHER6
Claiming that someone has done wrongALLEGING8
How is it always so rusty: Table setting pieceKNIFE5
How is it always so rusty: Cupboard featureSHELF5
How is it always so rusty: Catch but goodNAIL4
How is it always so rusty: Drop spotBUCKET6
How is it always so rusty: Oft "reinvented" deviceWHEEL5
How is it always so rusty: A metal joint that attaches a door to its frameHINGE5
How is it always so rusty: Move earth but not heavenSHOVEL6

Word Hike Level 3,412 sits in Croatia - Gornji Grad and holds 35 clues, the longest answer being STICKSHIFT at 10 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 STICKSHIFT and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 3,401–3,500 block, with level 3,411 and level 3,413 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 3,412 at a glance
PackCroatia - Gornji Grad
Clues here35
Longest answerSTICKSHIFT (10)
Shortest answerHERB (4)
Average length5.6 letters
Level3,412
Questions

Word Hike Level 3,412 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 3,412?+
All 35 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
35, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 3,411 and level 3,413, or browse the whole 3,401–3,500 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 35 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 STICKSHIFT

At 10 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 3,412 In Detail

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

Answers in chain35
Longest answerSTICKSHIFT
Average length5.6 letters
Level3,412
Block3,401–3,500