Word Hike Level 4,449
Answers
39 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 39 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| The act of employing something for a purpose | USAGE | 5 |
| "_____ on you!" (reproachful statement) | SHAME | 5 |
| Words for song | LYRIC | 5 |
| Hunting weapon | RIFLE | 5 |
| Taken with | INTO | 4 |
| To be excited or enthusiastic | PERK | 4 |
| Status-seeking sort ... Or a solver of this puzzle, initially? | NAMEDROPPER | 11 |
| Vicissitudes of life, as for the inventor named in the circled squares? | UPSANDDOWNS | 11 |
| Bonfire remains | ASHES | 5 |
| TV oldie "Green _____" | ACRES | 5 |
| Forbearance from the judge | MERCY | 5 |
| Certain house ... Or house dressing | RANCH | 5 |
| Potters' needs | OVENS | 5 |
| Tweak, say | AMEND | 5 |
| The total amount of money circulating in an economy | MONEYSUPPLY | 11 |
| A sprinkling of good fortune | LUCK | 4 |
| Sundance Film Festival state | UTAH | 4 |
| Inky black, in poetry | EBON | 4 |
| Vent violently | SPEW | 4 |
| Not fully developed or shaped | UNDERFORMED | 11 |
| Erich _____ (Houdini) | WEISS | 5 |
| Where the lord lives | MANOR | 5 |
| Anti-rust coatings | ZINCS | 5 |
| They're found around a neck | FRETS | 5 |
| Unearth | DIGUP | 5 |
| Sap of courage | UNMAN | 5 |
| Liabilities | OBLIGATIONS | 11 |
| Tense court situations | BREAKPOINTS | 11 |
| Really bad, in slang | WACK | 4 |
| Commentator O'Reilly | BILL | 4 |
| Snug, as jeans | TIGHT | 5 |
| Hard to please (MS + KY) | PICKY | 5 |
| Has met before | KNOWS | 5 |
| Police protection | VESTS | 5 |
| The Power Of Memory: The connection between neurons where information is transmitted | SYNAPSE | 7 |
| The Power Of Memory: The brain region crucial for forming and storing memories | HIPPOCAMPUS | 11 |
| The Power Of Memory: The process of converting information into a form that can be stored in memory | ENCODING | 8 |
| The Power Of Memory: Memory aids or tricks used to help remember information | MNEMONICS | 9 |
| The Power Of Memory: The organ that processes, stores, and retrieves memories | BRAIN | 5 |
Word Hike Level 4,449 sits in Poland - Polish Vineyards and holds 39 clues, the longest answer being NAMEDROPPER 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.
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 NAMEDROPPER and use the crossings it fixes.
This level sits in the 4,401–4,500 block, with level 4,448 and level 4,450 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 4,449 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 39 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is NAMEDROPPER
At 11 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 4,449 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 39 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | NAMEDROPPER |
| Average length | 6.1 letters |
| Level | 4,449 |
| Block | 4,401–4,500 |
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