Word Hike Level 523
Answers

30 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

NATIONALITY

All 30 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Flax fabricLINEN5
Marble materialAGATE5
Where many have gone on vacationFISHING7
Unfamiliar facesSTRANGERS9
Put a jinx onHEX3
Deg. from WhartonMBA3
Again ___ againAND3
Quick punchJAB3
Generation ___GAP3
Buddhist disciplineZEN3
Zoos for marine creaturesAQUARIUMS9
Little bearsCUBS4
Can't bearHATE4
Melancholy; Low spiritsGLOOM5
Go "1, 2, 3, 4 ..."COUNT5
Country of birthNATIONALITY11
Mountaineer's rest pointLEDGE5
Optical magnifiersMICROSCOPES11
Pumpkin-growing spotPATCH5
Deduction in MathSUBTRACTION11
Seek to influence, as in campaignLOBBY5
Magazine issues soldCIRCULATION11
Urgent occasionsEMERGENCIES11
Bears live hereLAIR4
Whales live hereSEA3
Cattles live hereBARN4
Aviators live hereNEST4
Slugs live hereSOIL4
Badgers live hereHOLE4
Horses live hereSTABLE6

Word Hike Level 523 sits in Spain - La Tomatina and holds 30 clues, the longest answer being NATIONALITY 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.

7 of the 30 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 501–600 block, with level 522 and level 524 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 523 at a glance
PackSpain - La Tomatina
Clues here30
Longest answerNATIONALITY (11)
Shortest answerHEX (3)
Average length5.7 letters
Level523
Questions

Word Hike Level 523 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 523?+
All 30 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
30, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 522 and level 524, or browse the whole 501–600 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 30 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 NATIONALITY

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 523 In Detail

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

Answers in chain30
Longest answerNATIONALITY
Average length5.7 letters
Level523
Block501–600