Word Hike Level 549
Answers

44 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

INDEPENDENT

All 44 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Next-door residentNEIGHBOR8
Not relying on anyoneINDEPENDENT11
Designed diagrams, sayDREW4
A kind of zoneBUFFER6
Reason to marchCAUSE5
Come to the surfaceARISE5
Statue of Liberty materialCOPPER6
Really excited aboutINTO4
Underlying, as metabolismBASAL5
Something to debateISSUE5
Fail to follow through on a projectDROPTHEBALL11
Highest spotsACMES5
Cry of mock horrorEEK3
Amusement park featuresCARROUSELS10
On a lower floorDOWNSTAIRS10
Tutor of Alexander the GreatARISTOTLE9
Full of energyPEPPY5
Mountain rangeCHAIN5
Storied endings?EPILOGUES9
Violently attackingASSAULTING10
Refreshing breaksNAPS4
Basic security featureLATCH5
Friend or helperCOMPANION9
Start of an acting career, ideallyDEBUT5
Kitchen hot spotRANGE5
Typical annual meeting attendeeSTOCKHOLDER11
They're drawn in a tubBATHS5
Judges to beDEEMS5
Arsenal fillerAMMO4
It's in the eye of the beholderBEAUTY6
Taken for grantedGIVEN5
Data _____ (phone stat)USAGE5
One on a longshipVIKING6
Sunset obscurerHAZE4
Amazing, sensationalSPECTACULAR11
PC needingKEYBOARD8
Thing You Might Take When Walking Your Dog: Penny purchase, years agoNEWSPAPER9
Thing You Might Take When Walking Your Dog: Flying saucerFRISBEE7
Thing You Might Take When Walking Your Dog: Cleaning clothsWIPES5
Thing You Might Take When Walking Your Dog: T-shirt's lackCOLLAR6
Thing You Might Take When Walking Your Dog: Kangaroo carrierPOUCH5
Restraint for RoverLEASH5
Thing You Might Take When Walking Your Dog: Shopper's toteBAG3
Word after skeleton or answerKEY3

Word Hike Level 549 sits in Singapore - Chewing Gum and holds 44 clues, the longest answer being INDEPENDENT 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 3 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 501–600 block, with level 548 and level 550 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 549 at a glance
PackSingapore - Chewing Gum
Clues here44
Longest answerINDEPENDENT (11)
Shortest answerEEK (3)
Average length6.3 letters
Level549
Questions

Word Hike Level 549 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 549?+
All 44 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
44, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 548 and level 550, or browse the whole 501–600 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 44 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 INDEPENDENT

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 549 In Detail

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

Answers in chain44
Longest answerINDEPENDENT
Average length6.3 letters
Level549
Block501–600