Word Hike Level 3,917
Answers
47 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 47 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Putting someone on your payroll | EMPLOYING | 9 |
| Is that your _____ ______? is often asked on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" | FINALANSWER | 11 |
| Something tending to obstruct is this; in phonetics, also known as a stop | OCCLUSIVE | 9 |
| To regrow tissue | REGENERATE | 10 |
| Presides over a ceremony or event | OFFICIATES | 10 |
| Fasten by stitching | SEW | 3 |
| Cast a spell or curse on someone | HEX | 3 |
| "Far out, man!" | COSMIC | 6 |
| Mayonnaise ingredient | EGG | 3 |
| Wet spot | OASIS | 5 |
| Lead to frustration or anger | IRKS | 4 |
| Annoying sort, like ant or mosquito | PEST | 4 |
| Job Require Patience: Doctor's assistant | NURSE | 5 |
| "I'll spare you further examples" | ETC | 3 |
| A pair of casual trousers | SLACKS | 6 |
| Misspell something; do the wrong thing | ERR | 3 |
| About Apple: Pecan dessert | PIE | 3 |
| Making the best use of something | MAXIMIZING | 10 |
| Rooting for someone's success | ADVOCATING | 10 |
| Introvert who keeps to themselves at a party, informally | WALLFLOWER | 10 |
| Group of college brothers, possibly engaged in beer pong | FRATERNITY | 10 |
| Muscles on the backside of the thigh | HAMSTRINGS | 10 |
| Float aimlessly in the sea | ADRIFT | 6 |
| Understand, obtain | GET | 3 |
| Ethical principles of right and wrong | MORALS | 6 |
| The highest card in a suit in some card games | ACE | 3 |
| It's Flat: Hiker's diagram | MAP | 3 |
| Score in golf that matches the set number of strokes for a hole | PAR | 3 |
| Headaches for coders | ERRORS | 6 |
| I couldn't ___ it out of him (He wouldn't talk) | PRY | 3 |
| Fixed in favor of a certain outcome | RIGGED | 6 |
| Suitable or fitting for a particular purpose | APT | 3 |
| Gatherings or meetings of a group of people for a common purpose | ASSEMBLIES | 10 |
| Service people whose job is to wait on customers | ATTENDANTS | 10 |
| Battling intense pressure, feeling overwhelmed | STRESSEDOUT | 11 |
| Criteria | STANDARDS | 9 |
| To divide into three-sided shapes | TRIANGULATE | 11 |
| Coming together at a common point or conclusion | CONVERGES | 9 |
| Under The...: Scientist's optical instrument | MICROSCOPE | 10 |
| Under The...: Local climate | WEATHER | 7 |
| Under The...: Human body has lots of this outer covering | SKIN | 4 |
| Under The...: Military detecting device | RADAR | 5 |
| Under The...: Pegasus appendage | WING | 4 |
| Under The...: One of the tools used to symbolize the Soviet Union | HAMMER | 6 |
| Under The...: Scratching post covering | CARPET | 6 |
| Under The...: Flu type | STRAIN | 6 |
| Under The...: Prayer surface | RUG | 3 |
Word Hike Level 3,917 sits in Uruguay - Ciudad Vieja and holds 47 clues, the longest answer being FINALANSWER 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.
13 of the 47 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 3,901–4,000 block, with level 3,916 and level 3,918 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 3,917 FAQ
1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 3,917?+
2How many answers does this level have?+
3Where do I go next?+
4Are these answers verified?+
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 47 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is FINALANSWER
At 11 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 3,917 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 47 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | FINALANSWER |
| Average length | 6.4 letters |
| Level | 3,917 |
| Block | 3,901–4,000 |
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