Word Hike Level 4,086
Answers

13 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

COMPOUND

All 13 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
City air problemSMOG4
A blend of various componentsCOMPOUND8
Small in amountSLIGHT6
Showed no emotional investment or attachmentDETACHED8
Theory in physics that describes the behavior of matter and energy on a very small scaleQUANTUM7
Resembling the color of a blooming roseROSEATE7
Smacking someone on the buttocksSPANKING8
12-time Olympic swimming medalist RyanLOCHTE6
Carrying onUNDERWAY8
Combination-lock inventorYALE4
Around The Campfire: Usually nocturnal insectMOTH4
Around The Campfire: Field protectorTARP4
Around The Campfire: Sound asleep?SNORE5

Word Hike Level 4,086 sits in Iceland - Craft Beer and holds 13 clues, the longest answer being COMPOUND at 8 letters. A mid-sized level, where each answer placed meaningfully constrains the ones still open.

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.

This level has almost no short filler, so it is carried by its longer answers and there is little quick to open it with. Work outward from COMPOUND and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 4,001–4,100 block, with level 4,085 and level 4,087 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,086 at a glance
PackIceland - Craft Beer
Clues here13
Longest answerCOMPOUND (8)
Shortest answerSMOG (4)
Average length6.1 letters
Level4,086
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,086 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,086?+
All 13 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
13, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,085 and level 4,087, 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 13 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 COMPOUND

At 8 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 4,086 In Detail

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

Answers in chain13
Longest answerCOMPOUND
Average length6.1 letters
Level4,086
Block4,001–4,100