ZigWord Level 74 Answers

  • Theme: Prickly Things
  • 5 words
  • 27 tiles

Here are all 5 answers for ZigWord level 74, where every word fits the theme Prickly Things. Want a nudge instead of the full solution? Jump to the hints.

All answers

  • QUILL5 letters
  • SPIKE5 letters
  • THORN5 letters
  • CACTUS6 letters
  • DURIAN6 letters

Solved board

KEQSPIUTRUIHIDLLOANSRNCUACT

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

Hints for level 74

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 _ _ _ _

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SPIKE

Word 3: 5 letters

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

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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

Different board for level 74?

ZigWord tests alternative versions of its first 100 levels, so some players get a different puzzle at the same number. If the answers above do not match your screen, compare your board with the versions below.

Board C — GHOST, SPRUCE, FACTORY, MEMORIAL
  • GHOST5 letters
  • SPRUCE6 letters
  • FACTORY7 letters
  • MEMORIAL8 letters
UCYRRECTOSPMAFTEMLASOORIHG
Board D: ___ Berry — BLUE, RASP, GOOSE, STRAW
  • BLUE4 letters
  • RASP4 letters
  • GOOSE5 letters
  • STRAW5 letters
ERPECHRRATSYGRPSAESAWROOGUELB
Board E: City Life — BUS, INN, PARK, BRIDGE, CENTER, MARKET, MUSEUM, PALACE, STREET, STATION
  • BUS3 letters
  • INN3 letters
  • PARK4 letters
  • BRIDGE6 letters
  • CENTER6 letters
  • MARKET6 letters
  • MUSEUM6 letters
  • PALACE6 letters
  • STREET6 letters
  • STATION7 letters
KPBSTRASSUMEETKESMARTURETNEMEGDIRCAOBELINPAN
Board F: Prickly Things — BURR, QUILL, SPIKE, THORN, DURIAN
  • BURR4 letters
  • QUILL5 letters
  • SPIKE5 letters
  • THORN5 letters
  • DURIAN6 letters
LLIUQBKENRUITHORPSNARDURI
Board G: Prickly Things — CACTUS, NETTLE, BRAMBLE, BRISTLE, SPICULE
  • CACTUS6 letters
  • NETTLE6 letters
  • BRAMBLE7 letters
  • BRISTLE7 letters
  • SPICULE7 letters
BLEBMSIRLEATLEUBRENCIPSTEUSTLTCAC

How to solve level 74

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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