Word Hike Level 3,426
Answers

39 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

WITHHOLDING

All 39 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Requested information or an answer to a questionASKED5
Enclosures for captive animalsCAGES5
Salary-check deductionWITHHOLDING11
A know-it-all who always has an answer for everythingALECK5
Choose to participateOPTIN5
Hop, ____ and a jumpSKIP4
Cuts the fatTRIMS5
Mythical creatures from Irish folklore often associated with luckLEPRECHAUNS11
The purchase of one company by anotherACQUISITION11
Good news for investorsRALLY5
Prints and tracks, maybeCLUES5
Delete from a diskERASE5
Modern physics particleQUARK5
Houston campusRICE4
Sense of friendship and unity among friendsCAMARADERIE11
To add solid fuel to a fireSTOKE5
Hair salon toolBRUSH5
Average income groupMIDDLECLASS11
You exchange this brain's outputIDEA4
Events where products are displayed and soldEXPOS5
Race with lots of passingRELAY5
Like Jefferson on a list of presidentsTHIRD5
Tough to takeHARSH5
People who prefer simplicity and minimal possessionsMINIMALISTS11
A contest or competition in which prizes are awarded by chanceSWEEPSTAKES11
Get into uniformDRESS5
Home of Machu PicchuPERU4
The Taj Mahal's landINDIA5
Body parts people sit onBUTTS5
A performer who shimmies and shivers in a bedlahBELLYDANCER11
BrandishWIELD5
_____ Hopkins UniversityJOHNS5
In A Fashion Studio: Fancy hat fabricSILK4
In A Fashion Studio: MaterialCLOTH5
In A Fashion Studio: Pencil box top, oftenRULER5
In A Fashion Studio: Wrapper's pairSCISSORS8
In A Fashion Studio: Runway walkerMODEL5
In A Fashion Studio: Shot delivererNEEDLE6
In A Fashion Studio: Brief outlineSKETCH6

Word Hike Level 3,426 sits in Croatia - Havar Town and holds 39 clues, the longest answer being WITHHOLDING 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.

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 WITHHOLDING and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 3,401–3,500 block, with level 3,425 and level 3,427 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 3,426 at a glance
PackCroatia - Havar Town
Clues here39
Longest answerWITHHOLDING (11)
Shortest answerSKIP (4)
Average length6.2 letters
Level3,426
Questions

Word Hike Level 3,426 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 3,426?+
All 39 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
39, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 3,425 and level 3,427, 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 39 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 WITHHOLDING

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 3,426 In Detail

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

Answers in chain39
Longest answerWITHHOLDING
Average length6.2 letters
Level3,426
Block3,401–3,500