Word Hike Level 992 Answers
36 clues on this level, right on the game average of 33.
All 36 Clues for Level 992
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Partner of tan | COS | 3 | |
| #2 | Beauty business | SALON | 5 | |
| #3 | Mix together in a confused manner | SCRAMBLE | 8 | |
| #4 | What are overtures to operas | PRELUDES | 8 | |
| #5 | Some police operations | CRACKDOWNS | 10 | |
| #6 | Walks drunkenly; stumbles wearily | STAGGERS | 8 | |
| #7 | Searches among waste | SCAVENGES | 9 | |
| #8 | Different, or the unusual | OTHER | 5 | |
| #9 | Urban park sound | COO | 3 | |
| #10 | Tenaciously unwilling to yield | STUBBORN | 8 | |
| #11 | Boggle the mind | STUN | 4 | |
| #12 | Unwanted plant | WEED | 4 | |
| #13 | Jolt glass of beer | JAR | 3 | |
| #14 | Earlier in time | AGO | 3 | |
| #15 | Small pinch | NIP | 3 | |
| #16 | Adult female swine | SOW | 3 | |
| #17 | It falls in flurries | SNOW | 4 | |
| #18 | Many a college graduate's woe | DEBT | 4 | |
| #19 | Cuts down the work | ABRIDGES | 8 | |
| #20 | Hi-tech heart | CPU | 3 | |
| #21 | Inimical one | ENEMY | 5 | |
| #22 | Intended to be everlasting | PERMANENT | 9 | |
| #23 | Quick as a wink | INNOTIME | 8 | |
| #24 | Ins and outs of engines | MECHANISMS | 10 | |
| #25 | Bobbing in the waves | FLOATING | 8 | |
| #26 | Galaxy in a candy bar | MILKYWAY | 8 | |
| #27 | A common quantity | DOZEN | 5 | |
| #28 | Difference in size or quality | GAP | 3 | |
| #29 | Surface Blemish: Use one's nails | SCRATCH | 7 | |
| #30 | Surface Blemish: Makeup mishap | SMUDGE | 6 | |
| #31 | Surface Blemish: Clothes line | CREASE | 6 | |
| #32 | Surface Blemish: Laundry mark | STAIN | 5 | |
| #33 | Surface Blemish: Seriously overcook | BURN | 4 | |
| #34 | Surface Blemish: Fender flaw | DENT | 4 | |
| #35 | Surface Blemish: Ozone problem | HOLE | 4 | |
| #36 | Surface Blemish: Tear in fabric | SNAG | 4 |
How Level 992 Breaks Down
This is level 992 of Word Hike, titled "Surface Blemishes", part of the Ireland - Irish Stew episode. It carries 36 clues, which is right on the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 3 to 10 letters, the longest being CRACKDOWNS.
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 Ireland - Irish Stew episode covers 8 levels, numbered 990 to 997. Move to level 991 or level 993, 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.