Word Hike Level 4,738
Answers

45 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

MASKEDBALLS

All 45 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Litter on a farmPIGS4
Seeks, as a priceASKS4
Tediously moralisticPREACHY7
Frisky farm animalGOAT4
Pond critterFROG4
Internet info sourcesFAQS4
"Could be a problem"UHOH4
It may be perfectTENSE5
Up's partnerABOUT5
Elaborate costume partiesMASKEDBALLS11
Built beforehand and assembled laterPREFABBED9
Drugs that relieve discomfortPAINKILLERS11
The process of breaking down foodDIGESTION9
More reservedCOYER5
Membership or partnership in a bodyAFFILIATION11
Confidence-building wordsREASSURANCE11
Embossed cookieOREO4
Gelatin dishMOLD4
"Who _____ what evil lurks ..."KNOWS5
Bank deposit?BLOOD5
Sour note from a buglerBLAT4
Dark shadeNAVY4
InequalitiesDISPARITIES11
Associated with a special occasionCELEBRATORY11
Skewered foodKEBAB5
Activity involving nail careMANICURES9
Settles a dispute officiallyADJUDICATES11
What the answers to the four starred clues are?FISHERMEN9
Vessel used to catch seafoodFISHINGBOAT11
Enthusiastic, and then someRABID5
Certain pro's selectionsCLUBS5
Dreaming, perhapsABED4
"Sesame Street" MuppetELMO4
Broken into piecesFRACTURED9
Diane's successor on "Cheers"REBECCA7
Salon apparatusDRYER5
Very bad or unpleasantAWFUL5
Forest Undergrowth: Ground coverGRASS5
Forest Undergrowth: Part of a hedgeSHRUB5
Forest Undergrowth: A white-and-yellow flowerDAISY5
Forest Undergrowth: Plant with frondsFERN4
Forest Undergrowth: Lucky plantCLOVER6
Forest Undergrowth: Thorny bushBRAMBLE7
Forest Undergrowth: Vine fruitBERRY5
Zen Master Courtyard: Part of a tree or plantLEAF4

Word Hike Level 4,738 sits in Georgia - Georgian Borders and holds 45 clues, the longest answer being MASKEDBALLS 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 MASKEDBALLS and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 4,701–4,800 block, with level 4,737 and level 4,739 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,738 at a glance
PackGeorgia - Georgian Borders
Clues here45
Longest answerMASKEDBALLS (11)
Shortest answerPIGS (4)
Average length6.4 letters
Level4,738
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,738 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,738?+
All 45 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
45, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,737 and level 4,739, or browse the whole 4,701–4,800 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 45 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 MASKEDBALLS

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 4,738 In Detail

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

Answers in chain45
Longest answerMASKEDBALLS
Average length6.4 letters
Level4,738
Block4,701–4,800