Word Hike Level 4,574
Answers

25 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

TIREBALANCE

All 25 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Man of steel?ROBOT5
Comes upRISES5
Like the dinosaursEXTINCT7
Madonna's "Evita" costarANTONIO7
Seat of Montana's Silver Bow CountyBUTTE5
Chromosome componentsGENES5
Containing few storiesLOWRISE7
Big beagle featureEAR3
"___ a pity"TIS3
One-named pop star with the 2001 hit "Whenever, Wherever"SHAKIRA7
Cookout food, for shortBARBQ5
Maid on the comics pageHAZEL5
Brain freeze triggererSLUSHIE7
Act likeAPE3
50 meters in a pool, maybeLAP3
Approach surreptitiously, with "on"CREEPUP7
SpreadWIDEN5
Without letupNOEND5
Place to hear fire and brimstoneREVIVAL7
Literally, ''little turnips''RAVIOLI7
Something tested at an auto shopTIREBALANCE11
Classic Rock Bands: "Yesterday" is one of their timeless hitsBEATLES7
Classic Rock Bands: British band with Mick Jagger as their frontmanSTONES6
Classic Rock Bands: "We Are the Champions" was their anthemQUEEN5
Classic Rock Bands: This band pioneered hard rock with their mythical musicZEPPELIN8

Word Hike Level 4,574 sits in Panama - Panama City and holds 25 clues, the longest answer being TIREBALANCE at 11 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.

There are 4 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 4,501–4,600 block, with level 4,573 and level 4,575 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,574 at a glance
PackPanama - Panama City
Clues here25
Longest answerTIREBALANCE (11)
Shortest answerEAR (3)
Average length5.8 letters
Level4,574
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,574 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,574?+
All 25 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
25, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,573 and level 4,575, or browse the whole 4,501–4,600 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 25 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 TIREBALANCE

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 4,574 In Detail

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

Answers in chain25
Longest answerTIREBALANCE
Average length5.8 letters
Level4,574
Block4,501–4,600