Word Hike Level 4,049
Answers

24 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

UNEMPLOYED

All 24 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Material made by weaving together fibers, used to make clothesFABRIC6
Sausage meatPORK4
To break something into many piecesSMASH5
Move like waterFLOW4
"____ bitten, twice shy"ONCE4
Snarled like a dogGROWLED7
Two dots placed over a vowel to indicate a separate pronunciationDIAERESIS9
Mythical bird, reborn in flames every 500 yearsPHOENIX7
Marvel at supernatural eventMIRACLE7
Without a job or occupationUNEMPLOYED10
A place that protects one from nature or other potential threatsSHELTER7
Opal's monthOCTOBER7
To include citations in an essay to show where you obtained informationREFERENCE9
Famous companies from this country include SAP and AdidasGERMANY7
Heart-protecting bonesRIBS4
Spaghetti recipe wordBOIL4
Lacking any differenceEXACT5
Academic challengeEXAM4
Essential restroom deviceTOILET6
Those Mini Animals: Pond jumperFROG4
Those Mini Animals: Tunneling animalMOLE4
Those Mini Animals: Wheel-spinning rodentHAMSTER7
Those Mini Animals: Baseball whackerBAT3
Those Mini Animals: Spelling contestBEE3

Word Hike Level 4,049 sits in Mauritius - Festival Kreol and holds 24 clues, the longest answer being UNEMPLOYED at 10 letters. That is a substantial board, enough that checking off what you already have is faster than re-reading the whole list.

This is a clue game, so the useful thing on this page is the clue text itself. If you are stuck on one line, find that exact wording in the table below rather than reading a bare list of answers — clues identify a puzzle far more reliably than answers do, because answers repeat across a game and clues rarely do.

There are 2 very short answers threaded between the longer ones here. Those are the ones most often left unfilled — count the empty squares in a run rather than scanning the whole board again.

This level sits in the 4,001–4,100 block, with level 4,048 and level 4,050 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,049 at a glance
PackMauritius - Festival Kreol
Clues here24
Longest answerUNEMPLOYED (10)
Shortest answerBAT (3)
Average length5.7 letters
Level4,049
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,049 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,049?+
All 24 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
24, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,048 and level 4,050, or browse the whole 4,001–4,100 block.
4Are these answers verified?+
Yes. This puzzle was imported from a structured source record and validated on build. See the method page for exactly what is checked.
How to play

How Word Hike Works

The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.

1

Search the clue

Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.

2

Fill the crossings

Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.

3

Use the theme

Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.

Play smarter

Word Hike Tips & Strategy

Starting with what this particular level teaches you.

1

This chain has 24 links

Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.

2

Longest answer is UNEMPLOYED

At 10 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.

3

The clue is the identifier

Answers repeat throughout Word Hike; the clue wording rarely does. Match the exact line and you can be certain you are on the right level.

4

Letter counts separate similar clues

Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.

5

Long slots are the easy ones

More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.

6

Read the whole level

Clues in one hike share a theme, so a line that makes no sense alone often resolves once you have read the others on the same level page.

By the numbers

Word Hike Level 4,049 In Detail

Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.

Answers in chain24
Longest answerUNEMPLOYED
Average length5.7 letters
Level4,049
Block4,001–4,100