Word Hike Level 4,172
Answers

30 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

INSINUATIVE

All 30 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Month with no major holidaysAUGUST6
A portion of breadLOAF4
Fluid from a squidINK3
An area for leisureLOUNGE6
Action wordVERB4
Hinting in a way that suggests something unpleasantINSINUATIVE11
Related to rays or spokesRADIAL6
T, Th, Thu, Thur, or Thurs, e.G.ABBR4
A location to shell out for your road tripTOLLBOOTH9
Skewered steakKEBAB5
Support; rear surfaceBACK4
Self-titled top ten 1983 albumMADONNA7
Jason Bourne's portrayerDAMON5
Attractive personSTUD4
Single-digit temps, for mostCOLDSPELL9
Receive something for a short period with the promise to give it backBORROW6
Slight increase in distanceINCH4
A spirit that causes minor annoyancesGREMLIN7
Not yet seasoned or practicedNEW3
Cause a physical shock or vibrationJARRED6
____ CassMAMA4
Bit of chat room shorthandBTW3
Vehicle with high clearanceSUV3
Simple card gameGOFISH6
Coastal flooding factorTIDE4
The 5G Revolution: An initial impulse to send the message some waySIGNAL6
The 5G Revolution: Piece of ropeFIBER5
The 5G Revolution: The rate at which data can be transmitted over a networkBANDWIDTH9
The 5G Revolution: Device for receiving TV or radio signalsANTENNA7
The 5G Revolution: A type of message used in wireless communicationWAVE4

Word Hike Level 4,172 sits in Malta - International Fireworks Festival and holds 30 clues, the longest answer being INSINUATIVE at 11 letters. That is a large board — levels this full are worked one letter at a time rather than by hunting whole answers, and the list below is easier to scan by length than to read straight through.

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 4 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 4,101–4,200 block, with level 4,171 and level 4,173 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,172 at a glance
PackMalta - International Fireworks Festival
Clues here30
Longest answerINSINUATIVE (11)
Shortest answerINK (3)
Average length5.5 letters
Level4,172
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,172 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,172?+
All 30 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
30, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,171 and level 4,173, or browse the whole 4,101–4,200 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 30 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 INSINUATIVE

At 11 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 4,172 In Detail

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

Answers in chain30
Longest answerINSINUATIVE
Average length5.5 letters
Level4,172
Block4,101–4,200