Word Hike Level 5,260
Answers

57 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CONTRACTION

All 57 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Anemone's homeSEA3
Tailor's bottom line?HEM3
Work with a librettoOPERA5
Pay dirtORE3
Mourn openlyWEEP4
Chauffeured carsLIMOS5
Fade awayDIEOUT6
Antiquity, to the BardELD3
Bona _____FIDES5
One sweep of a hand: Abbr.MIN3
"Sure is"YEP3
Rehab programDETOX5
Swiffer WetJet, e.g.MOP3
Kutcher who played Steve Jobs in "Jobs"ASHTON6
Microsoft spreadsheet softwareEXCEL5
Stomach maladyULCER5
Certain turkeyTOM3
Pretty boyADONIS6
PlenishEQUIP5
Bit of creamDAB3
Porridge bitOAT3
Got into the habit, sayDRESSED7
The Owls of the N.C.A.A.RICE4
One who roams aboutNOMAD5
Beginning of labor, and, in another sense, the beginning of each answer to a starred clueCONTRACTION11
Set up (an organization or system)ESTABLISH9
Maker of pharmaceuticalsDRUGCOMPANY11
What's your beef?TBONE5
Camera attachmentLENS4
Collection of specialized wordsLEXICON7
"The ___, the proud, the Marines"FEW3
Long pasta often twirled on a forkSPAGHETTI9
Still enjoying womb service?UNBORN6
Football field figureREF3
South Seas island groupFIJI4
____'_ a clue (is ignorant)HASNT5
Not now, and probably not soonONEDAY6
LordGOD3
Ain't correctedISNT4
It soars near shoresGULL4
Time piece?TICK4
UkaseEDICT5
Suffer the consequencesPAY3
Crop top seasonSUMMER6
Atlas additionINSET5
Gp. in the oil fieldOPEC4
Org. originally known as the National Congress of MothersPTA3
Fireworks displaysBURSTS6
Big flopsDISASTERS9
Blink Of An Eye: FleetSPEEDY6
Blink Of An Eye: Brief durationMOMENT6
Blink Of An Eye: A ______ shower is an observable celestial event where lights streak across the skyMETEOR6
Blink Of An Eye: All of a ______; out of the blueSUDDEN6
Blink Of An Eye: Dragster, e.g.RACECAR7
Blink Of An Eye: Fleet-footed and quickSWIFT5
Blink Of An Eye: Coffee that dissolves quickly in hot water is thisINSTANT7
Blink Of An Eye: A short or partial view; a peekGLIMPSE7

Word Hike Level 5,260 sits in Slovakia - Cabbage Festival and holds 57 clues, the longest answer being CONTRACTION 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.

15 of the 57 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 5,259 and level 5,261 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,260 at a glance
PackSlovakia - Cabbage Festival
Clues here57
Longest answerCONTRACTION (11)
Shortest answerSEA (3)
Average length5.1 letters
Level5,260
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,260 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,260?+
All 57 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
57, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,259 and level 5,261, 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 57 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 CONTRACTION

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 5,260 In Detail

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

Answers in chain57
Longest answerCONTRACTION
Average length5.1 letters
Level5,260
Block5,201–5,300