Word Hike Level 4,590
Answers

28 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

STEPFATHERS

All 28 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Skeletal componentsBONES5
"Piece of cake" or "easy as pie"IDIOM5
Severe physical or emotional painAGONY5
Kleenex rivalPUFFS5
Smelling a ratLEERY5
Over one's headABOVE5
Many people in PeopleIDOLS5
Some cause laughterGASES5
Garden perennialsNARCISSI8
Hurt or irritateOFFEND6
"_____'_ touch!"MUSTNT6
Ones joining the familySTEPFATHERS11
Force to leaveUPROOT6
They're unlikely to bring home the baconVEGANS6
Not suitableIMPROPER8
Group of shipsFLEET5
Much-impersonated starELVIS5
African antelopeELAND5
It's heard on the grapevineRUMOR5
Big name in shapewearSPANX5
Belushi's "Animal House" roleBLUTO5
Type of autoSEDAN5
Ear-orientatedAURAL5
Vacation Destinations: Indonesian resort islandBALI4
Vacation Destinations: Home of the world's tallest buildingDUBAI5
Vacation Destinations: City on the Tiber RiverROME4
Vacation Destinations: Named "sheltered harbor" in its native tongueHONOLULU8
Vacation Destinations: Where Mozart met HaydnVIENNA6

Word Hike Level 4,590 sits in Panama - Coffee Industry and holds 28 clues, the longest answer being STEPFATHERS 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.

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 STEPFATHERS and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 4,501–4,600 block, with level 4,589 and level 4,591 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,590 at a glance
PackPanama - Coffee Industry
Clues here28
Longest answerSTEPFATHERS (11)
Shortest answerBALI (4)
Average length5.6 letters
Level4,590
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,590 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,590?+
All 28 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
28, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,589 and level 4,591, 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 28 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 STEPFATHERS

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 4,590 In Detail

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

Answers in chain28
Longest answerSTEPFATHERS
Average length5.6 letters
Level4,590
Block4,501–4,600