Word Hike Level 3,557
Answers
52 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 52 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Did well on a hole | BIRDIED | 7 |
| Gal’s date | GUY | 3 |
| Making slow progress | INCHING | 7 |
| For ___ practical purposes | ALL | 3 |
| Someone very firm in principle is this | STAUNCH | 7 |
| Gratuity or a useful piece of advice | TIP | 3 |
| Guy from The Lion King | LEON | 4 |
| Gases and liquids move through this device | SIPHON | 6 |
| Attempt or endeavor | TRY | 3 |
| Adorable little canine with a wrinkled face | PUG | 3 |
| Long, snake-like fish | EEL | 3 |
| Kitchen appliance that gets hot when in use | OVEN | 4 |
| Medicine chest door, usually | MIRROR | 6 |
| Tariff for money made by a business | INCOMETAX | 9 |
| Lovable | ENDEARING | 9 |
| More Solomonlike | WISER | 5 |
| Blue, on many faucets | COLD | 4 |
| In recent days | LATELY | 6 |
| About Apple: Fire truck's color | RED | 3 |
| Batter's challenge | CURVE | 5 |
| Breakfast staple | EGGS | 4 |
| Best selling point | PEAK | 4 |
| At day’s end | LATE | 4 |
| Allergies Make You …: Scratch provoker | ITCH | 4 |
| Adjusts the strings of a guitar | TUNES | 5 |
| Annoy or irritate | IRK | 3 |
| Requesting an answer | ASKING | 6 |
| Designed diagrams, say | DREW | 4 |
| Bubble-headed | DITZY | 5 |
| Shedding light on a subject or idea | ENLIGHTEN | 9 |
| Those who reject war as an instrument of policy | PACIFISTS | 9 |
| Use a specific chemical in cooking or baking | IODATE | 6 |
| Curling team, e.g. | FOUR | 4 |
| Just prior to a particular point or moment | ERE | 3 |
| Golf course grass | RYE | 3 |
| Volume increasing equipment | AMP | 3 |
| Touch screen pen | STYLUS | 6 |
| Moussaka meat | LAMB | 4 |
| Historical period | ERA | 3 |
| Touch-related | TACTUAL | 7 |
| Night before | EVE | 3 |
| A pole weapon with an ax blade and a spike | HALBERD | 7 |
| Joke around | KID | 3 |
| Plural form of the ice sport with sticks and a puck | HOCKEYS | 7 |
| Objective Of A Journalist: A sit-down with a celebrity or other famous figure | INTERVIEW | 9 |
| Objective Of A Journalist: To round up | GATHER | 6 |
| Objective Of A Journalist: Condensed version (of the news, e.g.) | SUMMARY | 7 |
| Objective Of A Journalist: Form a union, e.g. | ORGANIZE | 8 |
| Objective Of A Journalist: Trail, beaten path | TRACK | 5 |
| Objective Of A Journalist: Homework assignment | REPORT | 6 |
| Objective Of A Journalist: Word that's considered an alternative to the last word of each theme phrase | TRUTH | 5 |
| Objective Of A Journalist: Grope for | SEEK | 4 |
Word Hike Level 3,557 sits in Laos - Vientiane City and holds 52 clues, the longest answer being INCOMETAX 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.
14 of the 52 answers run to three letters or fewer, which is where levels like this are usually lost. The long answers go in quickly; it is the short ones filling the gaps between them that get missed, because they are easy to read straight past.
This level sits in the 3,501–3,600 block, with level 3,556 and level 3,558 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 3,557 FAQ
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2How many answers does this level have?+
3Where do I go next?+
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How Word Hike Works
The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.
Search the clue
Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.
Fill the crossings
Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.
Use the theme
Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.
Word Hike Tips & Strategy
Starting with what this particular level teaches you.
This chain has 52 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is INCOMETAX
At 9 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.
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.
Letter counts separate similar clues
Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.
Long slots are the easy ones
More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.
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.
Word Hike Level 3,557 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 52 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | INCOMETAX |
| Average length | 5.1 letters |
| Level | 3,557 |
| Block | 3,501–3,600 |
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