Word Hike Level 4,688
Answers

42 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

PERIODONTIA

All 42 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Cover up, as a giftWRAP4
Part of a "hang loose" signTHUMB5
Bridal shower pileGIFTS5
Close at handNEAR4
Joint between the thigh and lower legKNEE4
Oscar night sightTUXEDO6
I trouble?EGO3
Important Colonial cash cropTOBACCO7
It makes ink pinkPEE3
Jazz/blues singer CassidyEVA3
Peacock's netNBC3
Birthstone of some LibrasOPAL4
Caught in a web or netENMESH6
Make very thirstyPARCH5
"Oh no you didn't!" soundsGASPS5
Pink Nintendo iconKIRBY5
Trunk pieceLATCH5
The inner life force or spiritANIMA5
Make, as an effortEXERT5
Canine innKENNEL6
Accepts, with "in"OPTS4
Jerk aroundJIGGLE6
Laborer with little powerPEON4
PrecipitateHASTY5
States with confidenceAVERS5
Military first-aid expertMEDIC5
"_ ____ you to cross that line!"IDARE5
City SSE of Montgomery, AlabamaOZARK5
Final approach to a goal or targetRUNUP5
Major testFINAL5
Focuses on tissues around teethPERIODONTIA11
Stand-___INS3
Guiding codeETHIC5
Shoes with swooshesNIKES5
Barely risquéTAME4
Tiny Adornments: Year indicator in a trunkRING4
Tiny Adornments: Ornamental pinBROOCH6
Tiny Adornments: Wrist ornamentBANGLE6
Tiny Adornments: Studs, e.g.EARRINGS8
Tiny Adornments: Hanging ornamentPENDANT7
Tiny Adornments: Choker, e.g.NECKLACE8
Tiny Adornments: Small object used to hold one's tresses in placeHAIRPIN7

Word Hike Level 4,688 sits in Georgia - Tbilisi and holds 42 clues, the longest answer being PERIODONTIA 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.

5 of the 42 answers run to three letters or fewer, which is where levels like this are usually lost. The long answers go in quickly; it is the short ones filling the gaps between them that get missed, because they are easy to read straight past.

This level sits in the 4,601–4,700 block, with level 4,687 and level 4,689 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,688 at a glance
PackGeorgia - Tbilisi
Clues here42
Longest answerPERIODONTIA (11)
Shortest answerEGO (3)
Average length5.1 letters
Level4,688
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,688 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,688?+
All 42 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
42, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,687 and level 4,689, or browse the whole 4,601–4,700 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 42 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 PERIODONTIA

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 4,688 In Detail

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

Answers in chain42
Longest answerPERIODONTIA
Average length5.1 letters
Level4,688
Block4,601–4,700