Word Hike Level 5,308
Answers

56 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

LOCKANDLOAD

All 56 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Baby's first word, maybeMAMA4
Casino cash source, brieflyATM3
Star in a movie roleACTOR5
Analyst's interestEGO3
Make a mouse hole, sayGNAW4
Card game similar to Texas Hold'emOMAHA5
XerophyteCACTUS6
Catch, as a perpNAB3
Chronology datumAGE3
Pants styleCAPRI5
Circular water currentEDDY4
_____ Gerais (Brazilian state)MINAS5
Is for all of us?ARE3
Important person, in slangBIGGIE6
It's not literalIDIOM5
Grocery list componentITEM4
Semi, e.g.HAULER6
Nasty insectsLICE4
Military phrase meaning "prepare to fire"LOCKANDLOAD11
Think upDEVISE6
"Of course, Pierre!"OUI3
Former Portuguese colony in China, to the PortugueseMACAU5
Type of columnIONIC5
ManufacturersMAKERS6
KGB counterpartCIA3
"Doctor Who" subjectTIMETRAVEL10
Org. in which the start of five answers is a "central" playerMLB3
ScreenfulsIMAGES6
ElicitEVOKE5
"Yup!"UHHUH5
Felt or filter followerTIP3
CannyASTUTE6
Pilot's announcement, for shortETA3
StartsORIGINS7
Fashionably old-fashionedRETRO5
Long March siteCHINA5
People who deal and draw in a gameCARDPLAYERS11
ControlledMANIPULATED11
EndCULMINATE9
BoughtPURCHASED9
DenyNAYSAY6
Like a wrung-out dishragDAMP4
RuseTRICK5
SeaWorld sightsORCAS5
Rebel followerYELL4
"Ciao for now!"BYEBYE6
School booksTEXTS5
Event where the twist was doneHOP3
Words Starting With 'M': Team boss at workMANAGER7
Words Starting With 'M': Intending to make senseMEANING7
Words Starting With 'M': To determine the sizeMEASURE7
Words Starting With 'M': In the same building as dental and visionMEDICAL7
Words Starting With 'M': One runs in a cabMETER5
Words Starting With 'M': Film genre that includes "Mama Mia!" and "La La Land"MUSICAL7
Words Starting With 'M': You flex and relax this when you want to move your bodyMUSCLE6
Words Starting With 'M': BLT condiment, short for mayonnaiseMAYO4

Word Hike Level 5,308 sits in Estonia - Tallinn and holds 56 clues, the longest answer being LOCKANDLOAD 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.

11 of the 56 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 5,307 and level 5,309 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,308 at a glance
PackEstonia - Tallinn
Clues here56
Longest answerLOCKANDLOAD (11)
Shortest answerATM (3)
Average length5.4 letters
Level5,308
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,308 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,308?+
All 56 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
56, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,307 and level 5,309, 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 56 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 LOCKANDLOAD

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 5,308 In Detail

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

Answers in chain56
Longest answerLOCKANDLOAD
Average length5.4 letters
Level5,308
Block5,301–5,400