Word Hike Level 5,472
Answers

35 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HIPPOCAMPUS

All 35 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Rub onAPPLY5
Vaulter's apparatusHORSE5
Accepted factGIVEN5
100-meter hurdles, for oneEVENT5
Kind of wineBLUSH5
Stringed instrumentCELLO5
_____ party (neighborhood get-together)BLOCK5
Muscle spasmCRAMP5
"Take Me Home, Country _____": John Denver hitROADS5
Johnny Reb's battle songDIXIE5
GreatSWELL5
Hangout for Hyacinth in "Fantasia"?HIPPOCAMPUS11
Search thoroughlySCOUR5
That which creates a racketNOISEMAKING11
Diamond settingsSAFES5
Won by superior forceOVERPOWERED11
Troop escalationSURGE5
2015 NFL controversy involving air pressureDEFLATEGATE11
Ominous soundKNELL5
High, as expectationsLOFTY5
Word before master or caseSTAIR5
Stays on for another stintREUPS5
Soap unitsCAKES5
Question sometimes accompanied by an elbow jabGETIT5
Weak-_____KNEED5
Presses with heatIRONS5
Implied but not statedTACIT5
Biological subdivisionGENUS5
Trench-making toolSPADE5
Sofa So Good: Fluffy support for your head on the couchPILLOW6
Sofa So Good: What you do after kicking off your shoesRELAX5
Sofa So Good: What a sofa should always provideCOMFORT7
Sofa So Good: Stretch out flat across the cushionsLIE3
Sofa So Good: Sofa that moonlights as a bedFUTON5
Sofa So Good: Quick snooze while the TV humsNAP3

Word Hike Level 5,472 sits in Switzerland - Zurich and holds 35 clues, the longest answer being HIPPOCAMPUS 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.

There are 2 very short answers threaded between the longer ones here. Those are the ones most often left unfilled — count the empty squares in a run rather than scanning the whole board again.

This level sits in the 5,401–5,500 block, with level 5,471 and level 5,473 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,472 at a glance
PackSwitzerland - Zurich
Clues here35
Longest answerHIPPOCAMPUS (11)
Shortest answerLIE (3)
Average length5.7 letters
Level5,472
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,472 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,472?+
All 35 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
35, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,471 and level 5,473, 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 35 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 HIPPOCAMPUS

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 5,472 In Detail

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

Answers in chain35
Longest answerHIPPOCAMPUS
Average length5.7 letters
Level5,472
Block5,401–5,500