Word Search Journey Level 289
18 words to find, 101 letters in total. Every one belongs to Chinese zodiac, and they can run in any straight direction including backwards.
Level 289 — 18 Hidden Words
Sorted longest first, which is also the order to hunt them: long words cross more of the grid and are the easiest to spot. Tap a word to see every other board it appears on.
How Level 289 Compares
Word counts across the levels either side of this one. The game average is 12.4, and boards run from 1 to 28 words.
Clearing Level 289
Find EARMUFF first
At 7 letters it is the longest word on this board, so it crosses more cells than anything else and is the easiest to spot. Short words like PIG hide far better.
Everything is chinese zodiac
All 18 answers belong to the subject. If a word you can trace does not fit chinese zodiac, it is not one of them.
Check backwards and diagonally
Words run in any straight direction. Most boards that feel impossible are being scanned left to right only — sweep the diagonals before giving up.
How to Find All 18 Words on Level 289
The order that clears this grid fastest.
Start from EARMUFF
At 7 letters it crosses more of the grid than anything else here, which makes it the easiest to spot. Short words like PIG hide far better.
Everything is chinese zodiac
All 18 answers belong to the subject printed on the board. If a word you can trace does not fit it, it is not one of them.
Sweep backwards and diagonally
Words run in any straight direction. Most boards that feel impossible are being read left to right only — check the diagonals before giving up.
Verified Answers, Not Guesses
How we verify all 18 hidden words on the Chinese zodiac board
Read from the published solution for this level and kept with the subject the board names. Our methodology sets out how.
Reviewed by Priya Raghunathan, Word Games Editor at Puzzle Solved. The full checking routine is in the methodology, and the standards every page is held to are in the editorial policy.
Last checked — Aug 26, 2026