Word Hike Level 5,198
Answers

26 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

MICROMETERS

All 26 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Philatelist's bookALBUM5
Book jacket featureBIO3
Clause modifierADVERB6
Royal headpieceCROWN5
Valley girl's "Pshaw!"ASIF4
Stew-serving utensilLADLE5
Instruments used to measure microscopic distancesMICROMETERS11
VagabondWANDERER8
"A ___ __ Flanders" (1959 tear-jerker)DOGOF5
Name in seven Shakespeare titlesHENRY5
Century for travelers?BUICK5
Pizza part often eaten lastCRUST5
GrandiloquentLOFTY5
Drill bit?MARCH5
Has more stamina thanOUTLASTS8
Half-dress?SKIRT5
Activity for some season ticket holdersOPERA5
Crosses one's fingersHOPES5
Result of a grilling, maybeCONFESSION10
Extend across areaSPREADOVER10
ExhaustSPEND5
White Clothes Wearer: Dinner makerCOOK4
White Clothes Wearer: Lady being marriedBRIDE5
White Clothes Wearer: Neurologist or orthopedistDOCTOR6
White Clothes Wearer: Patient watcherNURSE5
White Clothes Wearer: Vatican bishopPOPE4

Word Hike Level 5,198 sits in Palau - Milky Way Lagoon and holds 26 clues, the longest answer being MICROMETERS at 11 letters. That is a substantial board, enough that checking off what you already have is faster than re-reading the whole list.

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 MICROMETERS and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 5,101–5,200 block, with level 5,197 and level 5,199 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,198 at a glance
PackPalau - Milky Way Lagoon
Clues here26
Longest answerMICROMETERS (11)
Shortest answerBIO (3)
Average length5.7 letters
Level5,198
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,198 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,198?+
All 26 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
26, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,197 and level 5,199, 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 26 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 MICROMETERS

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 5,198 In Detail

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

Answers in chain26
Longest answerMICROMETERS
Average length5.7 letters
Level5,198
Block5,101–5,200