Word Hike Level 4,870
Answers

29 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

MALEFICENT

All 29 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Where sailors put out toSEA3
Temple topper, at timesDOME4
Holder of books, plants, and whatever you just picked up off the floorSHELF5
To earn a point in a sportSCORE5
Memorial announcerOBIT4
Look for a blue flower toward the estuaryDOWNRIVER9
Like evildoersMALEFICENT10
Summons, of a sortDOORBELL8
C-D-G in a strumCHORD5
Stopped lyingRISEN5
Fantastic Four foeDOCTOR6
Sound of an ungraceful landingTHUD4
Not phonyLEGIT5
DetermineDEEM4
Champagne stopper or popperCORK4
BequestLEGACY6
Recreational watercraft brandSEADOO6
"True ___" (Wayne film)GRIT4
Water skier's challengeWAKE4
Object depicted on the cover of Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side of the Moon"PRISM5
What 1/x is to xRECIPROCAL10
Crash course vehicle?BUMPERCAR9
Stray from the main pointDIGRESS7
Yard Work Tools: Tool for digging or moving materialsSHOVEL6
Yard Work Tools: Machine used for cutting grassMOWER5
Yard Work Tools: Tool for breaking soil and removing weedsHOE3
Yard Work Tools: Large scissors for trimming plantsSHEARS6
Yard Work Tools: Tool with tines for gathering leaves or debrisRAKE4
Yard Work Tools: Long-handled cutter for thick branchesLOPPER6

Word Hike Level 4,870 sits in Malawi - Lake Malawi and holds 29 clues, the longest answer being MALEFICENT at 10 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 2 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 4,801–4,900 block, with level 4,869 and level 4,871 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,870 at a glance
PackMalawi - Lake Malawi
Clues here29
Longest answerMALEFICENT (10)
Shortest answerSEA (3)
Average length5.6 letters
Level4,870
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,870 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,870?+
All 29 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
29, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,869 and level 4,871, or browse the whole 4,801–4,900 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 29 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 MALEFICENT

At 10 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 4,870 In Detail

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

Answers in chain29
Longest answerMALEFICENT
Average length5.6 letters
Level4,870
Block4,801–4,900