Word Hike Level 5,434
Answers
52 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 52 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Like the botanist Linnaeus | SWEDISH | 7 |
| It might be dropped for a trip | ACID | 4 |
| Wacky tobacky, in part | WEED | 4 |
| Not sharp | BLUNT | 5 |
| Professorship, e.g. | CHAIR | 5 |
| Overhang | LEDGE | 5 |
| Specifics | TERMS | 5 |
| Partner, informally, with "the" | MRS | 3 |
| Roof goo | TAR | 3 |
| Ring punch | HOOK | 4 |
| Sore all over | ACHY | 4 |
| Containing the group NH2 | AMINO | 5 |
| Words after make or devise | APLAN | 5 |
| They're shot at nets | BASKETBALLS | 11 |
| Acquire, as liabilities | INCUR | 5 |
| Cheap musical toy | KAZOO | 5 |
| James Barrie, e.g. | SCOT | 4 |
| "Believe" Grammy winner, 1999 | CHER | 4 |
| Pants with a bootcut style | JEANS | 5 |
| Cut with large scissors | SHEAR | 5 |
| Bowlegged comic of classic films | CHAPLIN | 7 |
| Bernie Madoff job | SWINDLE | 7 |
| When an opera's musical themes may be established | PRELUDE | 7 |
| GE product | TVSET | 5 |
| Make into one | UNIFY | 5 |
| Receives | GETS | 4 |
| Opposition | FOES | 4 |
| Have fun doing | ENJOY | 5 |
| March 14, to mathematicians | PIDAY | 5 |
| Feeling of being better than others | SUPERIORITY | 11 |
| Speck of land in the sea | ISLET | 5 |
| Dave of the Foo Fighters | GROHL | 5 |
| Puddle's cause, maybe | LEAK | 4 |
| Carlos the Jackal raided its HQ | OPEC | 4 |
| Flat-ended instrument | OAR | 3 |
| Historical period | ERA | 3 |
| Cosmic law of cause and effect | KARMA | 5 |
| Where cows are sacred | DELHI | 5 |
| Rifles | LOOTS | 5 |
| Clubs for long shots | WOODS | 5 |
| Has unpaid debts | OWES | 4 |
| Roved unpredictably | WOVE | 4 |
| Rome's ___ Choir | SISTINE | 7 |
| Cupid is often shown with a ___ to fly across the sky | WING | 4 |
| Cupid aims at the ___ to stir feelings of affection | HEART | 5 |
| Stories of ___ are closely tied to Cupid's legend | ROMANCE | 7 |
| Artists paint a glowing ___ above Cupid's head | HALO | 4 |
| In myth, Cupid is pictured as a playful ___ | CHILD | 5 |
| Ancient tales link Cupid with the goddess ___ | VENUS | 5 |
| A single ___ drifts down as Cupid readies his bow | FEATHER | 7 |
| Cupid carries many ___ in a quiver on his back | ARROWS | 6 |
| The power of ___ is what Cupid spreads everywhere | LOVE | 4 |
Word Hike Level 5,434 sits in Japan - Nara and holds 52 clues, the longest answer being BASKETBALLS 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 4 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 5,401–5,500 block, with level 5,433 and level 5,435 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 5,434 FAQ
1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,434?+
2How many answers does this level have?+
3Where do I go next?+
4Are these answers verified?+
How Word Hike Works
The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.
Search the clue
Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.
Fill the crossings
Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.
Use the theme
Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.
Word Hike Tips & Strategy
Starting with what this particular level teaches you.
This chain has 52 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is BASKETBALLS
At 11 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.
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.
Letter counts separate similar clues
Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.
Long slots are the easy ones
More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.
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.
Word Hike Level 5,434 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 52 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | BASKETBALLS |
| Average length | 5.1 letters |
| Level | 5,434 |
| Block | 5,401–5,500 |
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