Word Hike Level 4,177
Answers

30 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ESTRANGES

All 30 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
A body part with a specific functionORGAN5
Cave sound effectECHO4
Close to the frontFORE4
Gluten-rich grainWHEAT5
Something used for cuttingBLADE5
Appendages of certain animals for locomotionPAWS4
An elevated passage for people to move on in the airSKYWALK7
Turns awayESTRANGES9
Chocolatier's collectionMOLDS5
Final words?OBIT4
Aquatic expanseSEA3
Treat salt, in a wayIODIZE6
Portions of about 11%NINTHS6
Mounted on an animalRIDDEN6
Telephone button that doesn't have lettersONE3
Should that prove trueIFSO4
Painter of haystacks and poplarsMONET5
Sources of jealousy, at timesOLDFLAMES9
Fruit, so to speakOUTCOME7
A couple that appears alikeTWIN4
Selling pointASSET5
Epoxy, for oneRESIN5
OffspringKIDS4
Not as bright as some other colorsGREY4
A tall structure for supporting power linesPYLON5
A Trip On The Prairie: SavannaGRASSLAND9
A Trip On The Prairie: Hunting birdHAWK4
A Trip On The Prairie: Yellowstone grazerBISON5
A Trip On The Prairie: BlossomFLOWER6
A Trip On The Prairie: Atmosphere above the Earth's surfaceSKY3

Word Hike Level 4,177 sits in Malta - The Salt Pans and holds 30 clues, the longest answer being ESTRANGES at 9 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 3 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 4,176 and level 4,178 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,177 at a glance
PackMalta - The Salt Pans
Clues here30
Longest answerESTRANGES (9)
Shortest answerSEA (3)
Average length5.2 letters
Level4,177
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,177 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,177?+
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 4,176 and level 4,178, 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 ESTRANGES

At 9 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 4,177 In Detail

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

Answers in chain30
Longest answerESTRANGES
Average length5.2 letters
Level4,177
Block4,101–4,200