Word Hike Level 5,480
Answers

30 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ASTHOUGH

All 30 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Lip-puckeringACERB5
Listen toOBEY4
NeedLACK4
SeeminglyASTHOUGH8
Initialism for the series of "Avengers" moviesMCU3
The mutable earth signVIRGO5
What Austrians speak: Abbr.GER3
Ross Geller, to David SchwimmerROLE4
Made a meal ofHAD3
Filmmaker SpielbergSTEVEN6
SwiftSPEEDY6
RespirationsBREATHS7
Shoe named for an antelopeREEBOK6
MagnifyENLARGE7
Leave in the lurchABANDON7
Administers an oath toSWEARSIN8
Eloper of rhymeSPOON5
Bit of sugar, say: Abbr.TSP3
Considered intimidatingFEARED6
When repeated, the response to "Who wants ice cream?"IDO3
Name for an instructional computer program fileREADME6
"Ay, there's the ___"RUB3
Fund sourceTREASURY8
Male turkeyGOBBLER7
Sensed audiblyHEARD5
Rhymes With 'Third': Something that has no rational basis is thisABSURD6
Rhymes With 'Third': Vision that's not clear is thisBLURRED7
Rhymes With 'Third': Animal collectiveHERD4
Rhymes With 'Third': Dictionary entryWORD4
Rhymes With 'Third': Mixed with a spoonSTIRRED7

Word Hike Level 5,480 sits in Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival and holds 30 clues, the longest answer being ASTHOUGH at 8 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 30 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 5,479 and level 5,481 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,480 at a glance
PackSwitzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival
Clues here30
Longest answerASTHOUGH (8)
Shortest answerMCU (3)
Average length5.3 letters
Level5,480
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,480 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,480?+
All 30 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
30, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,479 and level 5,481, 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 30 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 ASTHOUGH

At 8 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 5,480 In Detail

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

Answers in chain30
Longest answerASTHOUGH
Average length5.3 letters
Level5,480
Block5,401–5,500