Word Hike Level 5,457
Answers

48 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

AFTERSHOCK

All 48 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Protected from the elementsINDOOR6
Midwife's instructionPUSH4
To a considerable degreeQUITE5
Tourist's "must"SIGHT5
DumpMESS4
Traded pointsARGUED6
Influential oneSWAYER6
Bagel's centerHOLE4
One-pager, for oneESSAY5
Type of beanPINTO5
Spa spigotsJETS4
Made more zestySPICED6
Not genuinePSEUDO6
BuckleWARP4
ProjectsHURLS5
Below 90°ACUTE5
Bette Midler, e.g.DIVA4
They may be measured by the poundSTRAYS6
It's always at the endSUFFIX6
Way to startANEW4
Hardly inclinedLOATH5
WolfSCARF5
Frank Herbert sci-fi opusDUNE4
Igloo builderESKIMO6
Causing a stink, maybeODORED6
Eleventh month of the yearNOV3
Put out, as a fireDOUSE5
Beijing-born action heroJETLI5
Fields personaLUSH4
Top of the lineSUPERB6
Gain back, as lossesRECOUP6
Date-book capacityYEAR4
Extracted chemicalEDUCT5
White Russian ingredientVODKA5
Relax in a bubble bathSOAK4
"thirty-something" characterELLIOT6
Supreme Court aidesCLERKS6
1952 "Road" film destinationBALI4
Prepare to removeUNTIE5
Housemate in Steinbeck's "Tortilla Flat"PABLO5
GetEARN4
KaputBROKEN6
Earthquake: Sudden event causing massive damage and loss, a true catastropheDISASTER8
Earthquake: Safe place where people hide when the ground shakesSHELTER7
Earthquake: Visible split in the earth after the ground movesCRACK5
Earthquake: Smaller tremor that follows the main quakeAFTERSHOCK10
Earthquake: Shaking motion felt through the ground and buildingsVIBRATION9
Earthquake: Effort to save trapped people from rubbleRESCUE6

Word Hike Level 5,457 sits in Japan - Nagoya and holds 48 clues, the longest answer being AFTERSHOCK at 10 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 AFTERSHOCK and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 5,401–5,500 block, with level 5,456 and level 5,458 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,457 at a glance
PackJapan - Nagoya
Clues here48
Longest answerAFTERSHOCK (10)
Shortest answerNOV (3)
Average length5.3 letters
Level5,457
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,457 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,457?+
All 48 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
48, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,456 and level 5,458, 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 48 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 AFTERSHOCK

At 10 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 5,457 In Detail

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

Answers in chain48
Longest answerAFTERSHOCK
Average length5.3 letters
Level5,457
Block5,401–5,500