Word Hike Level 5,483
Answers

40 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

RETRACTABLE

All 40 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Sleeve's endCUFF4
It may be alfrescoCAFE4
Where land and ocean meetSEABOARD8
Jon Stewart vehicle, with "The"DAILYSHOW9
Has a flexible part that can be retractedRETRACTABLE11
"Me, ______ and I" (Beyonce song)MYSELF6
Obesity meas.BMI3
Help for an actorCUE3
One of GWB's degreesMBA3
Bran contributionFIBER5
Son of SarahISAAC5
Designates, as a knightDUBS4
Party-pooperPILL4
Sheltered spotNOOK4
Go over 212 degreesBOIL4
Falafel bits, eg nice round sandwiches fit to eatINGESTIBLE10
Mass power generation unitGIGAWATT8
Larry McMurtry's "The Last Picture ____"SHOW4
Hits the 5 and 10, saySPARES6
Move acrossTRAVERSE8
School break periodsPLAYTIMES9
Drawing onREFERENCING11
Frog legs, to someDELICACY8
Quick learnerSPONGE6
Mirror Pond productALE3
VagueUNCLEAR7
Ones who engage employeesEMPLOYERS9
Price factorSUPPLY6
Changes course sharplyZIGS4
Book of drawing paperSKETCHPAD9
Political belief systemIDEOLOGY8
Modifier of a low priceONLY4
Hot spot in "Hansel and Gretel"OVEN4
Cinderella: Magical creature in folkloreFAIRY5
Cinderella: Windsor, for oneCASTLE6
Cinderella: Time to begin another dateMIDNIGHT8
Cinderella: "Cinderella" eventBALL4
Cinderella: Palace youngsterPRINCE6
Cinderella: Horse-drawn vehicleCARRIAGE8
Cinderella: Spooky orange gourdPUMPKIN7

Word Hike Level 5,483 sits in Switzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival and holds 40 clues, the longest answer being RETRACTABLE 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 4 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 5,482 and level 5,484 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,483 at a glance
PackSwitzerland - Montreux Jazz Festival
Clues here40
Longest answerRETRACTABLE (11)
Shortest answerBMI (3)
Average length6.1 letters
Level5,483
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,483 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,483?+
All 40 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
40, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,482 and level 5,484, 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 40 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 RETRACTABLE

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 5,483 In Detail

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

Answers in chain40
Longest answerRETRACTABLE
Average length6.1 letters
Level5,483
Block5,401–5,500