Word Hike Level 5,468
Answers

49 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

PENINSULA

All 49 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
"The poetry of reality," per Richard DawkinsSCIENCE7
Formal argumentDEBATE6
Salon coloringDYE3
What a Tesla doesn't useGAS3
Post with a columnEMILY5
Country divisionsSTATES6
Anti's cryNAY3
Baby soundMEWL4
Shell-shedding creatureCRAB4
Florida, for onePENINSULA9
Simmer settingLOW3
Lustrous bit of wisdomPEARL5
Severing with a toolCHOPPING8
Like some bad tennis shotsWIDE4
___ -grilledCHAR4
ScurrySCAMPER7
Like wet suitsSKINTIGHT9
Company begun by a Vermont blacksmithDEERE5
Heavy dull soundCLUNK5
Like Daedalus and IcarusMYTHICAL8
Movie millionaire sought by a same-last-named "Dude"LEBOWSKI8
Acts all-powerfulPLAYSGOD8
Irritating blanketSMOG4
Work-wk. startMON3
Review brieflySUMUP5
Airboat areaSWAMP5
Men at a joustKNIGHTS7
Wi-Fi connection?HYPHEN6
Inquisition targetsHERETICS8
Summary of infoDIGEST6
Backgammon impossibilityTIE3
Big benefit, sayGALA4
Rural areaLEA3
Corn coverHUSK4
Embellished storyYARN4
Like z: Abbr.ULT3
Islam and HinduismFAITHS6
Progressive movementMARCH5
Big ___ (Syracuse's conference)EAST4
Direction opposite WSWENE3
Rogue computer system in "The Terminator"SKYNET6
Bank (on)DEPEND6
Scotland: Many historic ones in ScotlandCASTLE6
Scotland: Scottish capitalEDINBURGH9
Scotland: Famous Scottish drinkWHISKEY7
Scotland: Scotland's largest cityGLASGOW7
Scotland: Musical instrument commonly associated with ScotlandBAGPIPES8
Scotland: Mountainous region of ScotlandHIGHLAND8
Scotland: Plaid cloth worn by Scottish HighlandersTARTAN6

Word Hike Level 5,468 sits in Japan - Tokyo and holds 49 clues, the longest answer being PENINSULA 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.

9 of the 49 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 5,467 and level 5,469 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,468 at a glance
PackJapan - Tokyo
Clues here49
Longest answerPENINSULA (9)
Shortest answerDYE (3)
Average length5.5 letters
Level5,468
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,468 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,468?+
All 49 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
49, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,467 and level 5,469, 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 49 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 PENINSULA

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 5,468 In Detail

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

Answers in chain49
Longest answerPENINSULA
Average length5.5 letters
Level5,468
Block5,401–5,500