Word Hike Level 5,175
Answers

40 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

DETERIORATE

All 40 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Count them to sleepSHEEP5
Causes painHURTS5
Kind of image that may be positiveBODY4
Cohort of Paul, George, and RingoJOHN4
Car rental add-onGPS3
Hipster addressBRO3
"... but ___ are chosen"FEW3
Venomous viperASP3
It may be value-addedTAX3
Villain in a romantic movie, oftenCAD3
Go downhillDETERIORATE11
Shows where a value falls within a distributionPERCENTILES11
Unit of powerWATT4
DifficultHARD4
Roll and bindFURL4
A long timeAGES4
Vintage auto starterCRANK5
Mollusk in a gardenSNAIL5
Afflicted with prickly heatITCHY5
Drinker's bender?STRAW5
Work for a churchMOTET5
Chair for CleopatraSEDAN5
Evokes feelingCHORD5
Bloodhound's detectionSCENT5
Sensory organEAR3
Holiday preparationNOG3
Hershey's drinkCOCOA5
Fabric in theater curtainsSCRIM5
"I ____ at the office"GAVE4
"Sunny" egg partYOLK4
Kills timeIDLES5
Small changeDIMES5
As old as the hillsANCIENT7
The signature aroma of Valmiera's beer comes from carefully selected ...HOPS4
Valmiera's drama ... is a hub for classic and modern performancesTHEATER7
Fields around Valmiera yield golden ... for both bread and beerGRAIN5
You'll likely spot a ... during harvest season just outside ValmieraTRACTOR7
Students in Valmiera often grow herbs in a school ... as part of their projectsGARDEN6
Valmiera's bakeries still use a wood-fired ... to bake traditional loavesOVEN4
The museum in Valmiera displays a medieval ... found near the riverCOIN4

Word Hike Level 5,175 sits in Latvia - Valmiera and holds 40 clues, the longest answer being DETERIORATE 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.

8 of the 40 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 5,101–5,200 block, with level 5,174 and level 5,176 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,175 at a glance
PackLatvia - Valmiera
Clues here40
Longest answerDETERIORATE (11)
Shortest answerGPS (3)
Average length4.8 letters
Level5,175
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,175 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,175?+
All 40 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
40, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,174 and level 5,176, 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 40 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 DETERIORATE

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 5,175 In Detail

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

Answers in chain40
Longest answerDETERIORATE
Average length4.8 letters
Level5,175
Block5,101–5,200