ZigWord Level 162 Answers

  • Theme: Prickly Things
  • 5 words
  • 27 tiles

Here are all 5 answers for ZigWord level 162, where every word fits the theme Prickly Things. Want a nudge instead of the full solution? Jump to the hints.

All answers

  • QUILL5 letters
  • SPINE5 letters
  • THORN5 letters
  • CACTUS6 letters
  • DURIAN6 letters

Solved board

RNSTHOPCAINCQUIEUTLLSDUNRIA

Lines trace each answer from its dot. Words can bend and read in any direction.

Hints for level 162

Open one hint at a time: first the word length, then the first and last letters, then the word.

Word 1: 5 letters

Starts with Q and ends with L: Q _ _ _ _

Show the word

QUILL

Word 2: 5 letters

Starts with S and ends with E: S _ _ _ _

Show the word

SPINE

Word 3: 5 letters

Starts with T and ends with N: T _ _ _ _

Show the word

THORN

Word 4: 6 letters

Starts with C and ends with S: C _ _ _ _ _

Show the word

CACTUS

Word 5: 6 letters

Starts with D and ends with N: D _ _ _ _ _

Show the word

DURIAN

Bonus words

These extra words are stored with level 162 and can earn a bonus when you find them. They are not needed to finish the level.

How to solve level 162

Every answer in this level fits the theme Prickly Things, so list a few things that belong to it before you start swiping.

The 5 answers use 27 letters in total. The longest is CACTUS (6 letters) and the shortest is QUILL (5 letters).

None of the answers are very long, so scan each row and column for short runs that match the theme.

The board has 27 tiles and every tile belongs to exactly one answer, so the last word is whatever letters remain.

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