Word Hike Level 5,216
Answers

36 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HEADHUNT

All 36 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
ConventionsNORMS5
October announcementNOBEL5
One way to wonderALOUD5
1966 Rolling Stones hit ... or an instruction to be followed four times in this puzzlePAINT5
Three-ingredient treatSMORE5
Hawk relativeEAGLE5
Seek out skilled professionalsHEADHUNT8
Took hold ofSEIZED6
Full of pluckGRITTY6
BrookABIDE5
Go over with a needleRESEW5
Not very affableALOOF5
LeapfrogsJUMPS5
ConvincingVALID5
Roman candle emanationSPARK5
Come to mindOCCUR5
Jam ingredientBERRY5
"That's no surprise"IKNOW5
Gunfighter's tally, maybeNOTCH5
Attractive thing?GFORCE6
Involuntary reactionREFLEX6
Item that may be slid downBANISTER8
"_____ we all?"ARENT5
DiminishLETUP5
A good one is fuzzy but firmPEACH5
Middle-earth figureDWARF5
Radiotelegraphy code inventorMORSE5
Peak periodPRIME5
Windshield bladeWIPER5
Outbursts of laughterGALES5
Describes Crows: Crowd of crowsMURDER6
Describes Crows: Large in size or quantityBIG3
Describes Crows: Chess sideBLACK5
Describes Crows: Intelligent; BrainySMART5
Describes Crows: Exemplar of lightnessFEATHER7
Describes Crows: Curly part of a pigTAIL4

Word Hike Level 5,216 sits in Palau - Jellyfish Lake and holds 36 clues, the longest answer being HEADHUNT at 8 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 HEADHUNT and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 5,201–5,300 block, with level 5,215 and level 5,217 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,216 at a glance
PackPalau - Jellyfish Lake
Clues here36
Longest answerHEADHUNT (8)
Shortest answerBIG (3)
Average length5.3 letters
Level5,216
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,216 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,216?+
All 36 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
36, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,215 and level 5,217, or browse the whole 5,201–5,300 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 36 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 HEADHUNT

At 8 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 5,216 In Detail

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

Answers in chain36
Longest answerHEADHUNT
Average length5.3 letters
Level5,216
Block5,201–5,300