Word Hike Level 5,316
Answers

50 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CASTINGCALL

All 50 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Org. with skyrocketing expenses?NASA4
FireLETGO5
Red alert?STOP4
ReservationDOUBT5
Place for a safeWALL4
Solar phenomenonFLARE5
Some bathroom installationsSPAS4
Use U-Haul, e.g.RENT4
Sect's symbolICON4
Citrus fruitORANGE6
Old-fashioned pledgeGAGE4
BootedOUSTED6
1960s hairstyleFLIP4
Sent forward with the footKICKED6
CloakVEIL4
Settle up withPAY3
Registered forENTERED7
Teardrop's starting pointEYE3
Secretive sort?ADMIRER7
Re-re-re-remindNAG3
Process for selecting theatrical performers, and a hint to the first word of the answers to starred cluesCASTINGCALL11
Often-repeated bit of modern folkloreURBANLEGEND11
Prepare to tossCRUMPLE7
70s game showHIGHROLLERS11
What the license plate CUL8R meansSEEYOULATER11
"Top Gun" flierJET3
FictitiousASSUMED7
Metallurgist's subjectORE3
AchievedREACHED7
Posed for a photoSAT3
Bathtub buildupSCUM4
Part of A.S.A.P.ASSOON6
WindfallPLUM4
DisaffiliatesSEVERS6
Dishonest sortLIAR4
Top partsCROWNS6
Detailed plan or requirementSPEC4
Reporter's needSOURCE6
Charge or claimACCUSATION10
"Have a nice day" emoticonSMILEYFACE10
Alcoholic carbonated beverageWINECOOLER10
Collegian's questDEGREE6
Desk Buddies: Small computerNOTEBOOK8
Desk Buddies: Bygone recording mediumTAPE4
Desk Buddies: It's good for 12 monthsCALENDAR8
Desk Buddies: Fenced-in areaPEN3
Desk Buddies: Cursor moverMOUSE5
Desk Buddies: Pink tipERASER6
Desk Buddies: Video segmentCLIP4
Desk Buddies: Measuring stickRULER5

Word Hike Level 5,316 sits in Estonia - Parnu and holds 50 clues, the longest answer being CASTINGCALL 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.

7 of the 50 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 5,315 and level 5,317 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,316 at a glance
PackEstonia - Parnu
Clues here50
Longest answerCASTINGCALL (11)
Shortest answerPAY (3)
Average length5.7 letters
Level5,316
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,316 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,316?+
All 50 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
50, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,315 and level 5,317, 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 50 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 CASTINGCALL

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 5,316 In Detail

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

Answers in chain50
Longest answerCASTINGCALL
Average length5.7 letters
Level5,316
Block5,301–5,400