Word Hike Level 5,178
Answers

52 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

COMBUSTION

All 52 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Palais Garnier starDIVA4
Letter-shaped "Star Wars" spacecraftXWING5
Presents itselfOCCURS6
When repeated, equally dividedFIFTY5
Mideast nation in a 2015 nuclear dealIRAN4
Euclid's subjectGEOMETRY8
Look down one's nose atSCORN5
Dumbo's are jumboEARS4
Samuel Bodman's org.DOE3
Scholar's wish, maybeGRANT5
Sweater makersLOOMS5
Doesn't pound hardTAPS4
Little islandCAY3
Bird also known as an apteryxKIWI4
Vegan's tabooSTEAK5
Wide divideGULF4
It may be spontaneousCOMBUSTION10
Ghosts returned from the deadREVENANTS9
Beloved comic's nicknameCOS3
Track dataODDS4
____ splints (runner's ailment)SHIN4
Start to freeze?ANTI4
Word with greater or ratherTHAN4
RecognizedKNOWN5
Girl Scout's awardBADGE5
Semaphore signals, e.g.CODE4
St.-Honoré, in ParisRUE3
Communications satellite, basicallyRELAY5
Grieve forMOURN5
Sushi bar offeringROLL4
Rolling in doughAFFLUENT8
Criminal deceptionFRAUD5
One of 12 on a juryPEER4
Sow's quartersSTY3
Crash or ride in a drum kitCYMBAL6
MannerlyCIVIL5
PierDOCK4
MIT, for oneSCH3
Hidden cacheSTASH5
Summer dessertsICES4
Got booed offstage, sayBOMBED6
What fresh pumpkin seeds need to doDRY3
Sings and dancesPERFORMS8
Kids' Dream Job: Person playing a roleACTOR5
Kids' Dream Job: Someone who pens articles, books, or other kinds of textWRITER6
Kids' Dream Job: A medical professionalDOCTOR6
Kids' Dream Job: The one who controls an airplane's flightPILOT5
Kids' Dream Job: Someone who performs vocals onstageSINGER6
Kids' Dream Job: The profession of Isadora DuncanDANCER6
Kids' Dream Job: A painter or a sculptor, for exampleARTIST6
Kids' Dream Job: School tutorTEACHER7
Kids' Dream Job: Kitchen bossCHEF4

Word Hike Level 5,178 sits in Latvia - Valmiera and holds 52 clues, the longest answer being COMBUSTION 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.

7 of the 52 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 5,177 and level 5,179 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,178 at a glance
PackLatvia - Valmiera
Clues here52
Longest answerCOMBUSTION (10)
Shortest answerDOE (3)
Average length5 letters
Level5,178
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,178 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,178?+
All 52 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
52, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,177 and level 5,179, 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 52 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 COMBUSTION

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 5,178 In Detail

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

Answers in chain52
Longest answerCOMBUSTION
Average length5 letters
Level5,178
Block5,101–5,200