Word Hike Level 4,266
Answers

32 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

PERMANENCE

All 32 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Leader, principal personCHIEF5
Carbon _______DIOXIDE7
TickledHAPPY5
Atlanta-based delivery co.UPS3
Makes a certain sound when movingSLEIGH6
Manicure toolFILE4
"Do _ ____?"IDARE5
Cook, as clamsSTEAM5
Sacred imageIKON4
ExpressiveADJECTIVE9
Holier-than-thou, maybeOBNOXIOUS9
"As we speak ..."EVENNOW7
Fixture featurePERMANENCE10
Like some jackets and paperLINED5
Lube job supplyAXLEGREASE10
"Right now?"ALREADY7
Moral purityINNOCENCE9
StuffingENGORGING9
Gold-platedGILT4
Riviera, onceBUICK5
A locale for a spectacleSTAGE5
Soap ____ (shower buildup)SCUM4
In an elaborate wayRICHLY6
"Little" '60s singerEVA3
Like a locked bathroomINUSE5
Early screeningPREVIEW7
Hard to bend or changeRIGID5
Arctic Exploration: Journey of discoveryEXPEDITION10
Arctic Exploration: Snow gliderSLED4
Arctic Exploration: Arctic homeIGLOO5
Arctic Exploration: Ice Age remnantGLACIER7
Arctic Exploration: Cubes in a freezer trayICE3

Word Hike Level 4,266 sits in Maldives - Catamaran Race and holds 32 clues, the longest answer being PERMANENCE at 10 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 4,201–4,300 block, with level 4,265 and level 4,267 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,266 at a glance
PackMaldives - Catamaran Race
Clues here32
Longest answerPERMANENCE (10)
Shortest answerUPS (3)
Average length6 letters
Level4,266
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,266 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,266?+
All 32 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
32, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,265 and level 4,267, or browse the whole 4,201–4,300 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 32 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 PERMANENCE

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 4,266 In Detail

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

Answers in chain32
Longest answerPERMANENCE
Average length6 letters
Level4,266
Block4,201–4,300