Word Hike Level 4,908
Answers

43 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

BUDDYBUDDY

All 43 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Piece of carpetMAT3
"It's no ___!" ("Forget it!")USE3
Make a touchdownLAND4
Support that's often riggedMAST4
WrapsFURS4
Nautical passageSTRAIT6
Arthur who wrote "Death of a Salesman"MILLER6
Low-class watering holeDIVE4
Big-cat hybridLIGER5
Apple competitorIBM3
Persistent, as a backacheNAGGING7
Arizona homeADOBE5
Emotionally unsettled, with "up"SHOOK5
Feeling for the pastNOSTALGIC9
Inferior, in rap slangWACK4
C&W singer MorganLORRIE6
Tapestry machineLOOM4
"This isn't a good time"IMBUSY6
Chummy to a faultBUDDYBUDDY10
AncestorPRECURSOR9
Pay upSETTLE6
Brings upMENTIONS8
Coming outEMANATING9
Little lizardGECKO5
Rod Stewart's "Maggie May," e.g.BSIDE5
Walk on a trailHIKE4
Wine vesselTUN3
Change, as a floppy diskREFORMAT8
Delivered from aboveAIRDROPPED10
Fully grownDEVELOPED9
Grist for a war of words?SLAMPOETRY10
Bowled overFLOORED7
Mason's jobsSTONEWORK9
Dazzlingly attractiveSTUNNING8
Like some mysteriesUNSOLVED8
Guar gum, e.g.ADDITIVE8
Marine Fishes: The catch in Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea"MARLIN6
Marine Fishes: A small, oily fish, often canned or saltedSARDINE7
Marine Fishes: Large member of the flounder familyHALIBUT7
Marine Fishes: Fish in some burritosCOD3
Marine Fishes: Holy ________; a fishy expression of surpriseMACKEREL8
Marine Fishes: Food fish that's often redSNAPPER7
Marine Fishes: Fish in cat foodTUNA4

Word Hike Level 4,908 sits in Malawi - Tradition and holds 43 clues, the longest answer being BUDDYBUDDY at 10 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 43 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 4,901–5,000 block, with level 4,907 and level 4,909 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 4,908 at a glance
PackMalawi - Tradition
Clues here43
Longest answerBUDDYBUDDY (10)
Shortest answerMAT (3)
Average length6.2 letters
Level4,908
Questions

Word Hike Level 4,908 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 4,908?+
All 43 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
43, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 4,907 and level 4,909, or browse the whole 4,901–5,000 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 43 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 BUDDYBUDDY

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 4,908 In Detail

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

Answers in chain43
Longest answerBUDDYBUDDY
Average length6.2 letters
Level4,908
Block4,901–5,000