Word Hike Level 5,524
Answers

45 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

PERSECUTING

All 45 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Adhere to ordersOBEY4
Top of the lineBEST4
Toy in a tubBOAT4
It's kept by a conductorBEAT4
A figure that can stop a truck?OCTAGON7
Principles of propriety, honesty, and integritySTANDARDS9
Hardly extraneousESSENTIAL9
ViewableWATCHABLE9
Most pleasantly warmTOASTIEST9
TormentingPERSECUTING11
Numerical endingTEEN4
Stable boy, in BritainLAD3
Bead producer?PORE4
Cotton fiberNOIL4
Jakarta's islandJAVA4
Spread uncheckedRAGE4
Russian writer MaximGORKI5
Storage areasLOFTS5
Four-legged femaleMARE4
Lover's ____LEAP4
Mushroom's reproductive cellSPORE5
Weight watcher's concernsCARBS5
Subsides at the shoreEBBS4
Amer. WWII allyUSSR4
"____ It Grand, Boys" (Irish standard)ISNT4
Deep distressGRIEF5
Slippery ___ELM3
Saw or sickleTOOL4
Historical figure played by David Bowie in "The Prestige"NIKOLATESLA11
Longtime flame?PILOTLIGHT10
Essay unitsPARAGRAPHS10
One may go after the meaningETYMOLOGY9
Jumps back in after a brief pauseREPLUNGES9
Swiftly written?SATIRIZED9
UnruffledCOLLECTED9
Children's game in which players "knuckle down"MARBLES7
Train stopDEPOT5
Bum changeBEG3
Types Of Shoes: Winter footwearBOOTS5
Types Of Shoes: Open-toed footwear that is secured by strapsSANDALS7
Types Of Shoes: They're often heard during hoops gamesSNEAKERS8
Types Of Shoes: Shoes sans lacesLOAFERS7
Types Of Shoes: Nighttime footwearSLIPPERS8
Types Of Shoes: Shoes without heelsFLATS5
Types Of Shoes: Shoe with a wooden soleCLOG4

Word Hike Level 5,524 sits in Switzerland - Birth of the Red Cross and holds 45 clues, the longest answer being PERSECUTING 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 5,501–5,600 block, with level 5,523 and level 5,525 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,524 at a glance
PackSwitzerland - Birth of the Red Cross
Clues here45
Longest answerPERSECUTING (11)
Shortest answerLAD (3)
Average length6 letters
Level5,524
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,524 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,524?+
All 45 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
45, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,523 and level 5,525, 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 45 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 PERSECUTING

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 5,524 In Detail

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

Answers in chain45
Longest answerPERSECUTING
Average length6 letters
Level5,524
Block5,501–5,600