Word Hike Level 1272 Answers
35 clues on this level, right on the game average of 33.
All 35 Clues for Level 1272
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Control or manage the operations of something | DIRECT | 6 | |
| #2 | Relatively unimportant or insignificant | MINOR | 5 | |
| #3 | Used to indicate that something has been previously mentioned | SAID | 4 | |
| #4 | Process of adding moisture to the air to make it less dry | HUMIDIFYING | 11 | |
| #5 | Special day to celebrate a significant event in the past | ANNIVERSARY | 11 | |
| #6 | Situated inside or further towards the center of something | INNER | 5 | |
| #7 | Give rise to or generate something | SPAWN | 5 | |
| #8 | A long narrow hilltop or mountain range | RIDGE | 5 | |
| #9 | Acted out without words | MIMED | 5 | |
| #10 | Causing pain or suffering to others | CRUEL | 5 | |
| #11 | Make someone red in the face due to emotions or exertion | FLUSH | 5 | |
| #12 | Highest ranking poker hand with five cards of the same suit | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | |
| #13 | Fail to keep or maintain something | LOSE | 4 | |
| #14 | An exclamation to express sudden pain or discomfort | OUCH | 4 | |
| #15 | Brings a legal action against someone in a court of law | SUES | 4 | |
| #16 | A carnivorous mammal of the dog family | WOLF | 4 | |
| #17 | Things that come before and indicate the approach of something else | PRECURSORS | 10 | |
| #18 | A warning of danger or an emergency | ALARM | 5 | |
| #19 | A cereal plant that is the most important kind grown in temperate countries | WHEAT | 5 | |
| #20 | A spirit in Arab folklore that inhabits an object and often grants wishes to the person who frees it | GENIE | 5 | |
| #21 | A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects | IRONY | 5 | |
| #22 | A way into a place or a building | ENTRY | 5 | |
| #23 | A thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact or quality | TOKEN | 5 | |
| #24 | Fastening devices from the thickest digit | THUMBSCREWS | 11 | |
| #25 | Grasps the meaning or nature of something | COMPREHENDS | 11 | |
| #26 | Discarded objects considered to be of little value | JUNK | 4 | |
| #27 | A piece of writing that expresses the author's own point of view | ESSAY | 5 | |
| #28 | Make changes in something in order to improve it | REFORM | 6 | |
| #29 | We Flip It: Piggy bank jingler | COIN | 4 | |
| #30 | We Flip It: It is what a hat typically covers | HAIR | 4 | |
| #31 | We Flip It: A head-rest on a bed | PILLOW | 6 | |
| #32 | Deep understanding or perception of a topic | EYES | 4 | |
| #33 | We Flip It: Component of a book | PAGE | 4 | |
| #34 | We Flip It: Exchange the electrical device | SWITCH | 6 | |
| #35 | We Flip It: A building for a family | HOUSE | 5 |
How Level 1272 Breaks Down
This is level 1272 of Word Hike, titled "We Flip It", part of the South Africa - Bourke's Luck Potholes episode. It carries 35 clues, which is right on the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 4 to 11 letters, the longest being HUMIDIFYING.
Word Hike builds every answer from a shared letter tray, so the tray constrains you as much as the clue does. On a level this size the practical order is to clear the short entries first — they use up the vowels and common consonants, and what remains in the tray narrows the long answers considerably. The clues themselves lean on everyday phrasing rather than crossword shorthand, so read them literally before looking for a trick.
The South Africa - Bourke's Luck Potholes episode covers 8 levels, numbered 1270 to 1277. Move to level 1271 or level 1273, or go back to the Word Hike hub, which indexes 5,749 levels and 719 episodes.
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How to Solve a Word Hike Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
Anchor with the answers you are sure of
Each confirmed answer narrows the ones it touches, so the easy entries are worth the first minute.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.