Word Hike Level 5,449
Answers

44 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

GINANDTONIC

All 44 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Breakfast syrup typeMAPLE5
Starter for star or powerSUPER5
Bit of geometry homeworkPROOF5
Quicklime, e.g.OXIDE5
Person who provides medical care in a hospital or clinicNURSE5
Paying careful attentionADVERTENT9
Climate control systs.HVACS5
Whomp, biblicallySMITE5
Small amount, as of hair creamDAB3
Wooed very wellWON3
Pen occupantCON3
WasEXISTED7
Bar orderGINANDTONIC11
Colonel Sanders's fast-food chainKFC3
Bright with warmthAGLOW5
Youth org.YMHA4
"Keep it ___ "REAL4
Visine unitsDROPS5
They're covered on diamondsBASES5
1978 hit with the lyric "You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal"YMCA4
Not bonkersSANE4
Brings to a stopHALTS5
"Piece of cake!"ASNAP5
Seuss hallmarkRHYMING7
Puzzle doer, apparentlyYOU3
Little mischief-makerIMP3
IdiotASS3
One may be silent but deadlyNINJA5
Inspire profoundlyIMBUE5
"I repeat ___ "ONCEAGAIN9
DazzleIMPRESS7
Easter activitiesHUNTS5
Massive body of waterOCEAN5
Contacted via beeperPAGED5
JogNUDGE5
A Day At The Park: Small body of water where ducks often swimPOND4
A Day At The Park: Meal enjoyed on a blanket under the treesPICNIC6
A Day At The Park: Seat that moves back and forth for funSWING5
A Day At The Park: Place to sit and rest while enjoying the sceneryBENCH5
A Day At The Park: Soft green covering underfoot, perfect for lying downGRASS5
A Day At The Park: Walkway winding through trees and flower bedsPATH4
A Day At The Park: Activity that gets your heart pumping outdoorsRUNNING7
A Day At The Park: Common bird that pecks at crumbs on the groundPIGEON6
A Day At The Park: Bright orb in the sky warming the afternoonSUN3

Word Hike Level 5,449 sits in Japan - Haruki Murakami and holds 44 clues, the longest answer being GINANDTONIC 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.

8 of the 44 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 5,448 and level 5,450 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,449 at a glance
PackJapan - Haruki Murakami
Clues here44
Longest answerGINANDTONIC (11)
Shortest answerDAB (3)
Average length5 letters
Level5,449
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,449 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,449?+
All 44 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
44, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,448 and level 5,450, 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 44 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 GINANDTONIC

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 5,449 In Detail

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

Answers in chain44
Longest answerGINANDTONIC
Average length5 letters
Level5,449
Block5,401–5,500