Word Hike Level 5,509
Answers

50 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

CLEVEREST

All 50 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
PerceptiveCLEVEREST9
VirtuallyALMOST6
Result of a charley horseACHE4
MatureRIPE4
Hindsights?MOONS5
What dogs pick up but don't bring to their ownersSCENTS6
The Zugspitze, for oneALP3
Hospital's _________ wardGERIATRIC9
What a deed provesOWNERSHIP9
Boring activityDRILLING8
Hold fillerCARGO5
Suitable for a sovereignREGAL5
Question of techniqueHOW3
Be againstOPPOSE6
Sonora "See ya!"ADIOS5
Honda compactCIVIC5
Strained relations?INLAWS6
Horned buglersELK3
Common April forecastRAIN4
When spring beginsMARCH5
Softened by loveMELTED6
Jules Verne's harpooner ___ LandNED3
Balance sheet itemASSET5
BoulderSTONE5
Less well-behavedNAUGHTIER9
Buy-one-get-one-free item?SUSPENDER9
ProspersTHRIVES7
Song from a suitorSERENADE8
Most gentleTAMEST6
HaulTOW3
Park ranger's uniform colorKHAKI5
Good handFLUSH5
Compliment to a boxerGOODDOG7
Way of Lao-tzuTAO3
"Rebel Without a _____"CAUSE5
In a big wayALOT4
They may be picked at meetingsBRAINS6
Big senior year eventPROM4
Dish outALLOT5
Farm strayDOGIE5
NoticesDISCERNS8
Helped the cause, sayDONATED7
Canada has tenPROVINCES9
Leaders: A monarch who rules an empireEMPEROR7
Leaders: Sports trainerCOACH5
Leaders: Person in charge of a meeting or organizationCHAIRMAN8
Leaders: Elected head of a US stateGOVERNOR8
Leaders: The one in the White HousePRESIDENT9
Leaders: Lesson leaderTUTOR5
Leaders: Faculty headDEAN4

Word Hike Level 5,509 sits in Switzerland - Swiss Army Knife and holds 50 clues, the longest answer being CLEVEREST at 9 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 50 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 5,501–5,600 block, with level 5,508 and level 5,510 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,509 at a glance
PackSwitzerland - Swiss Army Knife
Clues here50
Longest answerCLEVEREST (9)
Shortest answerALP (3)
Average length5.8 letters
Level5,509
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,509 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,509?+
All 50 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
50, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,508 and level 5,510, or browse the whole 5,501–5,600 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 50 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 CLEVEREST

At 9 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 5,509 In Detail

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

Answers in chain50
Longest answerCLEVEREST
Average length5.8 letters
Level5,509
Block5,501–5,600