Word Hike Level 5,440
Answers

32 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

EXTORTION

All 32 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Support or assistBACK4
Overflow (with)ABOUND6
Utterly miserableABJECT6
Not attendingABSENT6
LaxSOFT4
It's a pleasureFUN3
Stout serverPUB3
Arrange strategicallyDEPLOY6
Look back regretfully onRUE3
CopycatsMIMERS6
Off-the-wall answer?ECHO4
"The light has dawned!"AHA3
BlackmailEXTORTION9
Play lightly withTWIDDLE7
It's darker than Nile blueTEAL4
Commuter's optionBUS3
Objects toMINDS5
All the ___ : popularRAGE4
Gives credit where credit is dueCITES5
Modern home of the biblical ElamIRAN4
Prepare chow mein noodlesFRY3
Incredible dealsSTEALS6
Type of paintLATEX5
FamishedSTARVING8
Go for firstPREFER6
Mine lineSEAM4
Rhymes With 'Bee': Joint that bends when you sit downKNEE4
Rhymes With 'Bee': A type of shopping bingeSPREE5
Rhymes With 'Bee': Tiny creature that hops and often causes itchy bitesFLEA4
Rhymes With 'Bee': A scoreTWENTY6
Rhymes With 'Bee': Cheese with a white rindBRIE4
Rhymes With 'Bee': Cedar or willowTREE4

Word Hike Level 5,440 sits in Japan - Kabuki and holds 32 clues, the longest answer being EXTORTION at 9 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.

6 of the 32 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 5,401–5,500 block, with level 5,439 and level 5,441 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,440 at a glance
PackJapan - Kabuki
Clues here32
Longest answerEXTORTION (9)
Shortest answerFUN (3)
Average length4.8 letters
Level5,440
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,440 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,440?+
All 32 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
32, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,439 and level 5,441, 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 32 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 EXTORTION

At 9 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 5,440 In Detail

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

Answers in chain32
Longest answerEXTORTION
Average length4.8 letters
Level5,440
Block5,401–5,500