Word Hike Level 5,286
Answers

33 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

BICEPCURLS

All 33 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Reason for spinningEDDY4
Firefighter's toolsAXES4
Goes on a tweetstormRANTS5
Casino cash source, brieflyATM3
What 8 may stand for: Abbr.AUG3
_____ natureHUMAN5
Use a Singer machineSEW3
Swimmer's baneCRAMPS6
Prior to, to PriorERE3
NASA componentMODULE6
"The Longest Day" authorRYAN4
Water cooler newcomerHIREE5
Deals with difficultiesCOPES5
Deservedly getEARN4
Close-call criesPHEWS5
Well-disposedGAME4
Swear word?PINKY5
More than fudgesLIES4
Arm-strengthening repsBICEPCURLS10
Decorative fishKOI3
Underlying motiveAGENDA6
Destroying buildings with a certain machineryBULLDOZING10
Frequent post-wedding visitorsINLAWS6
Jay's homeNEST4
Surface for pinningMATS4
Model maker's purchaseKIT3
Like some delisKOSHER6
Office Supplies: Blackboard needERASER6
Office Supplies: Desktop itemSTAPLER7
Office Supplies: Crossword solver's choice of writingPENCIL6
Office Supplies: Adhesive pasteGLUE4
Office Supplies: Written reminder; bank billNOTE4
Office Supplies: Fluid from a squidINK3

Word Hike Level 5,286 sits in Slovakia - Kosice and holds 33 clues, the longest answer being BICEPCURLS at 10 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.

7 of the 33 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 5,285 and level 5,287 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,286 at a glance
PackSlovakia - Kosice
Clues here33
Longest answerBICEPCURLS (10)
Shortest answerATM (3)
Average length4.8 letters
Level5,286
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,286 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,286?+
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 5,285 and level 5,287, 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 BICEPCURLS

At 10 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 5,286 In Detail

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

Answers in chain33
Longest answerBICEPCURLS
Average length4.8 letters
Level5,286
Block5,201–5,300