Word Hike Level 5,490
Answers

54 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

HOMESTRETCH

All 54 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
"I learned to be a movie critic by reading ___ magazine": Roger EbertMAD3
Sitter's offer to a totLAP3
Location to purchase paperbacksBOOKSTORE9
What musical instrument does Billy Connolly play?BANJO5
Like many a King novelSCARY5
What a boat may leave behindWAKE4
It's hard to live up toHYPE4
Lost strengthWANED5
They're taken in punishmentLUMPS5
Poverty and warILLS4
StratumTIER4
Comes cleanSINGS5
Winning an Olympic gold medal, for someDREAM5
It's right before the endHOMESTRETCH11
Marina craftYACHT5
Age-old bug trapAMBER5
Site of a fabled gift horseTROY4
Bondsman's paymentBAIL4
"Birdman" actress WattsNAOMI5
Costar of Carrie-Anne in "The Matrix"KEANU5
15 slices, maybeONELOAF7
Better modelUPGRADE7
Musical repetitionREPRISE7
Charo's homelandSPAIN5
Single-celled organismAMEBA5
Quoits targetsHOBS4
Choice assignmentPLUM4
Frighteningly ferventRABID5
"Whose _____ these are I think I know": FrostWOODS5
Tossed off the coversAROSE5
Wear away over timeERODE5
Leave in ruinsGUT3
Expert with computersTECHY5
LocomotiveENGINE6
Play the first cardLEAD4
Utter failure, in slangDOG3
Not lostCLAIMED7
Lip service?KISSES6
Provided withGAVE4
Bound by oathSWORN5
Makes bindingSIGNS5
Chinese entreeROASTPORK9
Writer of Gothic worksPOE3
Numero ___UNO3
Temple: Religious person in robes who lives at the monasteryMONK4
Temple: Speak softly to a higher power asking for help or thanksPRAY4
Temple: Hoping something will come true, like blowing out birthday candlesWISH4
Temple: Calm state of mind sought in meditation and quiet prayerPEACE5
Temple: Sacred song sung by a choir during servicesHYMN4
Temple: String of small rounds used to count prayers or mantrasBEADS5
Temple: Leader of the monastery who guides the resident clergyABBOT5
Temple: Enlightened teacher often pictured seated in meditation statuesBUDDHA6
Temple: Organized set of beliefs and rituals followed by a faithful groupRELIGION8
Temple: Fragrant material burned to create scented smoke for ceremoniesINCENSE7

Word Hike Level 5,490 sits in Switzerland - Alps Adventure and holds 54 clues, the longest answer being HOMESTRETCH 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.

6 of the 54 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 5,489 and level 5,491 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,490 at a glance
PackSwitzerland - Alps Adventure
Clues here54
Longest answerHOMESTRETCH (11)
Shortest answerMAD (3)
Average length5.1 letters
Level5,490
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,490 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,490?+
All 54 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
54, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,489 and level 5,491, 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 54 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 HOMESTRETCH

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 5,490 In Detail

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

Answers in chain54
Longest answerHOMESTRETCH
Average length5.1 letters
Level5,490
Block5,401–5,500