Word Hike Level 4,490
Answers

40 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CONFESSIONS

All 40 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Staple food made of baked dough, often eaten with butterBREAD5
Snail's protectionSHELL5
Reporters' needsNOTEPADS8
Showbiz personACTOR5
VexANNOY5
Trees used in tanningHEMLOCKS8
Set out for displayARRAY5
Barely managing, with "out"EKING5
The crucial part of somethingBACKBONE8
Cycle partPHASE5
Jobs may be found at this companyAPPLE5
Run through a sceneREHEARSE8
Make pigtailsBRAID5
What a physiognomist studiesFACES5
Disclosures of private matters.CONFESSIONS11
ComponentINTEGRANT9
Sustaining stuffALIMENT7
People next doorNEIGHBORS9
Poultry brothCHICKENSOUP11
The earliest form of bookCODEX5
Under the deckBELOW5
Stunning computer graphics, e.g.EYECANDY8
Slinky, essentiallyHELIX5
Sound of a fallCLUNK5
CommentedREMARKED8
Camry competitorJETTA5
PresentedSHOWN5
Furnished, kitted outEQUIPPED8
Vader in "Star Wars"DARTH5
Wrap upABORT5
OverpassesVIADUCTS8
InvestigatePROBE5
King of rock 'n' rollELVIS5
Keys On The Keyboard: The key used to submit or confirm an actionENTER5
Keys On The Keyboard: The long key used to create spaces between wordsSPACEBAR8
Keys On The Keyboard: A key that changes letter case or activates shortcutsSHIFT5
Keys On The Keyboard: Often used in combination with other keys for shortcutsCONTROL7
Keys On The Keyboard: The key used to remove text or filesDELETE6
Keys On The Keyboard: The key that erases text to the left of the cursorBACKSPACE9
Keys On The Keyboard: The key that moves the cursor to the next field or indentTAB3

Word Hike Level 4,490 sits in Bahrain - Dilmun Civilization and holds 40 clues, the longest answer being CONFESSIONS 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 CONFESSIONS and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 4,401–4,500 block, with level 4,489 and level 4,491 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,490 at a glance
PackBahrain - Dilmun Civilization
Clues here40
Longest answerCONFESSIONS (11)
Shortest answerTAB (3)
Average length6.4 letters
Level4,490
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,490 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,490?+
All 40 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
40, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,489 and level 4,491, or browse the whole 4,401–4,500 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 40 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 CONFESSIONS

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 4,490 In Detail

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

Answers in chain40
Longest answerCONFESSIONS
Average length6.4 letters
Level4,490
Block4,401–4,500