Word Hike Level 5,264
Answers

33 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CHECKMATING

All 33 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Eat out?PICNIC6
1960 Alfred Hitchcock thrillerPSYCHO6
Image file extensionJPG3
Play-by-play partnerCOLOR5
Feline crossbreedLIGER5
Racing pathsOVALS5
Fencing unit?SWORD5
Spike who directed "Being John Malkovich"JONZE5
Envelope fastenerCLASP5
Beachgoer's take-alongRADIO5
Emerald Bay's lakeTAHOE5
Coup finisDETAT5
Best dishes, perhapsCHINA5
Dumbledore's first nameALBUS5
Poe visitorRAVEN5
Proof of ownershipDEED4
"As ____ on TV!''SEEN4
Pie fillingAPPLE5
Post-op timeREHAB5
Putting the king in an inescapable positionCHECKMATING11
Make off with some raffle tickets?TAKECHANCES11
Fails to impressUNDERWHELMS11
Processed food?ATE3
Wimbledon winner of 1977WADE4
Sneak attackAMBUSH6
Bent a bitSTOOPED7
Like some resumesTWOPAGE7
Singing religious songsHYMNING7
Single entity: Singapore, e.g.ISLAND6
Single entity: IndividualPERSON6
Single entity: Certain stampederELEPHANT8
Single entity: Means of transportVEHICLE7
Single entity: Apollo 11 destinationMOON4

Word Hike Level 5,264 sits in Slovakia - Trnava Museum and holds 33 clues, the longest answer being CHECKMATING 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.

There are 2 very short answers threaded between the longer ones here. Those are the ones most often left unfilled — count the empty squares in a run rather than scanning the whole board again.

This level sits in the 5,201–5,300 block, with level 5,263 and level 5,265 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,264 at a glance
PackSlovakia - Trnava Museum
Clues here33
Longest answerCHECKMATING (11)
Shortest answerJPG (3)
Average length5.8 letters
Level5,264
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,264 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,264?+
All 33 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
33, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,263 and level 5,265, 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 33 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 CHECKMATING

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 5,264 In Detail

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

Answers in chain33
Longest answerCHECKMATING
Average length5.8 letters
Level5,264
Block5,201–5,300