Word Hike Level 5,439
Answers

34 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

WISEGUYS

All 34 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
MoteATOMY5
A stripper takes it offPAINT5
Very willing (to)GLAD4
___ years (when presidents are elected)LEAP4
They have pointed topsPEAKS5
Brown hueAMBER5
Mobsters or smart-alecksWISEGUYS8
1972 Olympics siteMUNICH6
Poor, as coverageSPOTTY6
Test for purityASSAY5
Line of people waitingQUEUE5
Peacock's gaitSTRUT5
" ___ in English is, in the main, just about as sensible as baseball in Italian": H.L. MenckenOPERA5
Mud bath coveringsMASKS5
Survive adversityGETBY5
Where Zagazig isEGYPT5
How nonreading musicians playBYEAR5
Emulated Betsy RossSEWED5
Street talkSLANG5
DelayPUTOFF6
High-tech troublemakersTROLLS6
Seizes, as for evidenceIMPOUNDS8
Eastern European capitalSOFIA5
Maze entrance wordSTART5
"Cheers" chairSTOOL5
Examines a passageREADS5
Was a star?SHONE5
Port near KobeOSAKA5
Kabuki ___ , called kumadori, symbolizes character traitsMAKEUP6
The famous Kabuki ___ "Kanadehon Chushingura" depicts the 47 Ronin storyPLAY4
Kabuki ___ often use revolving platforms called mawari-butaiSTAGE5
Edo-period Kabuki helped shape Japan's ___ entertainment cultureURBAN5
Kabuki's musical accompaniment uses shamisen, drums, and ___FLUTES6
Kabuki performances traditionally feature all- ___ casts, including onnagata (men playing women)MALE4

Word Hike Level 5,439 sits in Japan - Kabuki and holds 34 clues, the longest answer being WISEGUYS at 8 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.

This level has almost no short filler, so it is carried by its longer answers and there is little quick to open it with. Work outward from WISEGUYS and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 5,401–5,500 block, with level 5,438 and level 5,440 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,439 at a glance
PackJapan - Kabuki
Clues here34
Longest answerWISEGUYS (8)
Shortest answerGLAD (4)
Average length5.2 letters
Level5,439
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,439 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,439?+
All 34 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
34, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,438 and level 5,440, or browse the whole 5,401–5,500 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 34 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 WISEGUYS

At 8 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 5,439 In Detail

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

Answers in chain34
Longest answerWISEGUYS
Average length5.2 letters
Level5,439
Block5,401–5,500