Word Hike Level 3,603
Answers

22 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

AFTERIMAGES

All 22 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
The nut that Scrat the squirrel obsessed over in the film "Ice Age"ACORN5
Attached or connected toAFFIXED7
To pretend nothing is wrong or out of placeACTNORMAL9
Optical illusions that involve seeing something that is no longer thereAFTERIMAGES11
_____, Steady, Go! is commonly said at the start of a raceREADY5
Rights that cannot be taken away or deniedUNALIENABLE11
Keeps an eye on students during examsINVIGILATES11
Ear coveringsMUFFS5
Cut takerAGENT5
Wearer of a famous ringPOPE4
Most difficult partHUMP4
The y in ttylYOU3
Mission Impossible actor: ___ CruiseTOM3
Position of authority held by a law enforcement officerMARSHALSHIP11
Film maker?ACETATE7
Remunerations for salespeopleCOMMISSIONS11
Chipping toolICEPICK7
Rural properties owned by men, often for livestockDUDERANCHES11
Mysterious Thing: "Field of Dreams" subject, and where both parts of the answers to starred clues can goAFTERLIFE9
Mysterious Thing: Early Yucatán settlerMAYA4
Mysterious Thing: Halloween sight with bedsheetGHOST5
Mysterious Thing: Giza attractionPYRAMID7

Word Hike Level 3,603 sits in Mongolia - Gorkhi Terelj and holds 22 clues, the longest answer being AFTERIMAGES at 11 letters. That is a substantial board, enough that checking off what you already have is faster than re-reading the whole list.

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.

There are 2 very short answers threaded between the longer ones here. Those are the ones most often left unfilled — count the empty squares in a run rather than scanning the whole board again.

This level sits in the 3,601–3,700 block, with level 3,602 and level 3,604 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 3,603 at a glance
PackMongolia - Gorkhi Terelj
Clues here22
Longest answerAFTERIMAGES (11)
Shortest answerYOU (3)
Average length7 letters
Level3,603
Questions

Word Hike Level 3,603 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 3,603?+
All 22 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
22, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 3,602 and level 3,604, or browse the whole 3,601–3,700 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 22 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 AFTERIMAGES

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 3,603 In Detail

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

Answers in chain22
Longest answerAFTERIMAGES
Average length7 letters
Level3,603
Block3,601–3,700