Word Hike Level 5,243
Answers

42 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

WATERMELONS

All 42 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
"You got that right!"AMEN4
They're opened in browsersTABS4
Pricing wordEACH4
Rover's movement?WAG3
"Beats me" gestureSHRUG5
Like a nebbishTIMID5
Long ___ (the distant past)AGO3
Engine buildupGUNK4
Geyser vaporSTEAM5
Ones entering rehabUSERS5
Popularly termedSOCALLED8
Grow on vinesWATERMELONS11
Youthful in spiritKIDAT5
"De-lish!"YUM3
Dungeons & Dragons creaturesOGRES5
Forrest Gump's C.O.LTDAN5
BlottoTRASHED7
Pad thai ingredientEGG3
Marine animal with sharp spikesSEAURCHIN9
Company at the forefront of the dot-com boomNETSCAPE8
"Just a sec"ONEMOMENT9
Players who launch flying kicksDROPKICKERS11
"War is not the answer" peopleDOVES5
Gentle peopleLAMBS5
Hugs tightlyEMBRACES8
Scottish inletFIRTH5
Eats like a birdPECKS5
Well-definedCLEARCUT8
Like uncirculated airSTALE5
ClearheadedLUCID5
Citrus seedPIP3
What you do to loinsGIRD4
Bill Haley's musicROCKANDROLL11
Containers on desksPENCASES8
FilletedBONELESS8
Two Together: To combine or blend two or more things together to form a single entity or unified wholeMERGE5
Two Together: Identical siblingsTWINS5
Two Together: Sudden collisionCRASH5
Two Together: Note holder on a refrigeratorMAGNET6
Two Together: Partly coincideOVERLAP7
Two Together: Let's ____ our hands with the rhythmCLAP4
Two Together: Hybridize plants or animalsCROSS5

Word Hike Level 5,243 sits in Palau - Palau Taro Dish and holds 42 clues, the longest answer being WATERMELONS 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.

5 of the 42 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 5,201–5,300 block, with level 5,242 and level 5,244 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,243 at a glance
PackPalau - Palau Taro Dish
Clues here42
Longest answerWATERMELONS (11)
Shortest answerWAG (3)
Average length5.8 letters
Level5,243
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,243 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,243?+
All 42 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
42, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,242 and level 5,244, 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 42 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 WATERMELONS

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 5,243 In Detail

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

Answers in chain42
Longest answerWATERMELONS
Average length5.8 letters
Level5,243
Block5,201–5,300