Word Hike Level 5,168
Answers

32 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

IMPAIRMENTS

All 32 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Employment agency listingsJOBS4
Launch, e.g.BOAT4
Revealer of the inner self?XRAY4
ShortcomingsIMPAIRMENTS11
Flattering to gain favorBROWNNOSING11
Ambles (along)POKES5
Reacts to gravityDROPS5
Crawled cautiouslyCREPT5
FoldPLEAT5
Placed into a kilnFIRED5
"_____ Everybody Knows Your Name": "Cheers" theme songWHERE5
Pose asIMPERSONATE11
Knocked offICED4
Porcine commentOINK4
Hip-hop artist married to BeyoncéJAYZ4
Substitute positionLIEU4
Don't say this!ANOTHERWORD11
ComputeADDUP5
StoresSTOWS5
Gather bit by bitGLEAN5
Places with cellsJAILS5
Has onWEARS5
Stop, at Cape CanaveralABORT5
It's cast in the waterFISHINGLINE11
NursesBREASTFEEDS11
The least concernHOOT4
Magician's Tools: Containers for shoesBOXES5
Magician's Tools: Card game with straights and flushesPOKER5
Magician's Tools: CollaboratorPARTNER7
Magician's Tools: Wax object that lights up a roomCANDLE6
Magician's Tools: A piece of furnitureTABLE5
Magician's Tools: Head coverHAT3

Word Hike Level 5,168 sits in Latvia - Kuldiga and holds 32 clues, the longest answer being IMPAIRMENTS 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 IMPAIRMENTS and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 5,101–5,200 block, with level 5,167 and level 5,169 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,168 at a glance
PackLatvia - Kuldiga
Clues here32
Longest answerIMPAIRMENTS (11)
Shortest answerHAT (3)
Average length5.9 letters
Level5,168
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,168 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,168?+
All 32 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
32, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,167 and level 5,169, or browse the whole 5,101–5,200 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 32 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 IMPAIRMENTS

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 5,168 In Detail

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

Answers in chain32
Longest answerIMPAIRMENTS
Average length5.9 letters
Level5,168
Block5,101–5,200