Word Hike Level 5,073
Answers

33 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

INVALIDATES

All 33 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Writing-heavy exam formatESSAY5
Transports goods and peopleVEHICLE7
One unique personINDIVIDUAL10
Part of a baby's face that might get pinchedCHEEK5
Firemen's needsHOSES5
Marvin Gaye's "___ Tomorrow"TIL3
AntebellumPREWAR6
Slap onADD3
"Monk" and "Mannix"SHOWS5
Emotionally stableCENTERED8
Singer DenverJOHN4
Personality partsIDS3
A reduction in positionDEMOTIONS9
Unbelievably improperOUTRAGEOUS10
Freeze, perhapsPOSE4
Flu strainASIAN5
Legendary mountain climberYETI4
Leave fast, with ''out''PEEL4
Biased investigationWITCHHUNT9
Clyde _____, "Beau Brummell" playwright, 1890FITCH5
Org. that provides many instructionsIRS3
Sand loverCHOPIN6
Drop temporarilySAG3
Overhead bin itemTRAVELBAG9
Maintains one's distanceSTAYSAWAY9
Makes something no longer validINVALIDATES11
Give too much to the plantsOVERWATER9
White House family of 1849TAYLORS7
Knight'S Companions: Defense held firm in armored handSHIELD6
Knight'S Companions: Drawn with honor in noble battleSWORD5
Knight'S Companions: Trusted steed beneath shining armorHORSE5
Knight'S Companions: Worn to urge the charger forwardSPURS5
Knight'S Companions: Code of honor for noble knightsCHIVALRY8

Word Hike Level 5,073 sits in Lithuania - Cuisine and holds 33 clues, the longest answer being INVALIDATES 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 33 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 5,001–5,100 block, with level 5,072 and level 5,074 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,073 at a glance
PackLithuania - Cuisine
Clues here33
Longest answerINVALIDATES (11)
Shortest answerTIL (3)
Average length6.1 letters
Level5,073
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,073 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,073?+
All 33 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
33, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,072 and level 5,074, or browse the whole 5,001–5,100 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 33 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 INVALIDATES

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 5,073 In Detail

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

Answers in chain33
Longest answerINVALIDATES
Average length6.1 letters
Level5,073
Block5,001–5,100