Word Hike Level 4,256
Answers
23 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 23 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Make a selection; take your pick | CHOOSE | 6 |
| Smooth and glossy fabric | SILK | 4 |
| Astronaut's attire | GSUIT | 5 |
| Sit heavily | FLOP | 4 |
| "Once ____ a time..." | UPON | 4 |
| Took everything from, with "out" | CLEANED | 7 |
| Scamper off to make oneself scarce | SKEDADDLE | 9 |
| Ahead | LEADING | 7 |
| Bounding main | HIGHSEA | 7 |
| Removed from its proper setting | OUTOFPLACE | 10 |
| Aid in getting a date? | URANIUM | 7 |
| "The Ecstasy of St. Teresa" sculptor | BERNINI | 7 |
| Development not in line with some housing that's around it | OUTGROWTH | 9 |
| Unlawful, illicit | ILLEGAL | 7 |
| Tibet's continent | ASIA | 4 |
| Poker player's giveaway | TELL | 4 |
| Clamorous | NOISY | 5 |
| Driver or putter | CLUB | 4 |
| 1960 film with a notorious shower scene | PSYCHO | 6 |
| The History Of Timekeeping: Hang it on the wall to tell time | CLOCK | 5 |
| The History Of Timekeeping: It uses the shadow cast by an object to tell the time | SUNDIAL | 7 |
| The History Of Timekeeping: Device that measures time using sand | HOURGLASS | 9 |
| The History Of Timekeeping: A device worn on the wrist to tell time | WATCH | 5 |
Word Hike Level 4,256 sits in Maldives - Emerald Lagoon and holds 23 clues, the longest answer being OUTOFPLACE 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.
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 OUTOFPLACE and use the crossings it fixes.
This level sits in the 4,201–4,300 block, with level 4,255 and level 4,257 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 4,256 FAQ
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How Word Hike Works
The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.
Search the clue
Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.
Fill the crossings
Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.
Use the theme
Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.
Word Hike Tips & Strategy
Starting with what this particular level teaches you.
This chain has 23 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is OUTOFPLACE
At 10 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.
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.
Letter counts separate similar clues
Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.
Long slots are the easy ones
More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.
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.
Word Hike Level 4,256 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 23 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | OUTOFPLACE |
| Average length | 6.2 letters |
| Level | 4,256 |
| Block | 4,201–4,300 |
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