Word Hike Level 5,301
Answers

51 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

TROUBLESPOT

All 51 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Like San Francisco summer weather, oftenFOGGY5
Give outISSUE5
No longer funnyOLD3
Existential questionWHY3
Arm adornment. Decorative bands for the forearmBRACELETS9
Afternoon service itemsCUPS4
Inventor MuskELON4
Game where the ends of the answers to starred clues are commonly heardCHESS5
Hard to go barefoot onSTONY5
At the same timeMEANWHILE9
Turns a solid into fluid formLIQUIFIES9
Upper handDOMINANCE9
FrequencyINCIDENCE9
Frequent openers and closers in a subwayDOORS5
Kind of tape playerVCR3
Leave gobsmackedAWE3
Repugnant reactionUGH3
Scene of a crisisTROUBLESPOT11
Printer's ink colorCYAN4
Group whose first U.S. hit was "Waterloo"ABBA4
Like child's playASNAP5
Stable femaleFILLY5
Crock-Pot dinnerSTEW4
Supporters' criesAYES4
Enter the frayPARTICIPATE11
White clerical gownALB3
"Speaking frankly," in textsTBH3
A distinctive practice, philosophy, or ideologyISM3
Parts of moleculesATOMS5
Many a McDonald's workerPARTTIMER9
Bouncers' tasksEJECTIONS9
Off the topicUNRELATED9
Be in the canSERVETIME9
Cinema canineBENJI5
Curing, in a wayAGING5
One may accompany a finger snapIDEA4
"Fatha" HinesEARL4
CompletedPERFORMED9
GameWILLING7
Frequent textersTEENS5
Fill a place with a foul odorSTINKUP7
They may accompany feversCOLDSORES9
Transparent Things: Tumbler, for exampleGLASS5
Transparent Things: Unit of stampsSHEET5
Transparent Things: Schedule's spotWINDOW6
Transparent Things: Silly BillyCRYSTAL7
Transparent Things: Some crystalGOBLETS7
Transparent Things: Waves may convey a message in thisBOTTLE6
Transparent Things: RattleJAR3
Transparent Things: Something cut by a lapidaryGEM3
Transparent Things: Camera's focusing eyesLENS4

Word Hike Level 5,301 sits in Slovakia - Poprad Folklore Festival and holds 51 clues, the longest answer being TROUBLESPOT 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.

10 of the 51 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 5,301–5,400 block, with level 5,300 and level 5,302 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,301 at a glance
PackSlovakia - Poprad Folklore Festival
Clues here51
Longest answerTROUBLESPOT (11)
Shortest answerOLD (3)
Average length5.7 letters
Level5,301
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,301 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,301?+
All 51 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
51, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,300 and level 5,302, or browse the whole 5,301–5,400 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 51 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 TROUBLESPOT

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 5,301 In Detail

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

Answers in chain51
Longest answerTROUBLESPOT
Average length5.7 letters
Level5,301
Block5,301–5,400