Word Hike Level 5,531
Answers

37 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

BACONGREASE

All 37 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Cone fillerICECREAM8
List of lettersALPHABET8
Like a crapshootRISKY5
Message with an attachment, perhapsEMAIL5
Sitcom whose title character was Fran FineTHENANNY8
Act coquettishFLIRT5
Informal response to "Did you buy those items I asked for?"GOTEM5
Checked outEXAMINED8
Like stuffed animalsFURRY5
____ Dove (the constellation Columba)NOAHS5
CitadelFORTRESS8
Levi's productJEANS5
Get the graphite outERASE5
*Savory pan drippingsBACONGREASE11
BackslidREGRESSED9
Rockefeller dish?OYSTERS7
In line withACCORDING9
Small word with a big roleCONJUNCTION11
PersonsINDIVIDUALS11
Stadium seatBLEACHER8
____ planningURBAN5
It has openings for a knightVISOR5
Japanese restaurant orderTERIYAKI8
Treacherous personVIPER5
River featuresBENDS5
MugMAKEAFACE9
As of lateNEWLY5
Add to the bill, perhapsAMEND5
ConvertibleROADSTER8
Menelaus's spouseHELEN5
Tenants that come with pets?FLEAS5
Rhymes With 'Deer': Store worker who takes paymentCASHIER7
Rhymes With 'Deer': Person who designs or builds machinesENGINEER8
Rhymes With 'Deer': Feeling of being scaredFEAR4
Rhymes With 'Deer': Item you bring home from a tripSOUVENIR8
Rhymes With 'Deer': Genuine and honest in what you saySINCERE7
Rhymes With 'Deer': Only this amount, not moreMERE4

Word Hike Level 5,531 sits in Italy - Milan and holds 37 clues, the longest answer being BACONGREASE 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.

This level has almost no short filler, so it is carried by its longer answers and there is little quick to open it with. Work outward from BACONGREASE and use the crossings it fixes.

This level sits in the 5,501–5,600 block, with level 5,530 and level 5,532 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,531 at a glance
PackItaly - Milan
Clues here37
Longest answerBACONGREASE (11)
Shortest answerFEAR (4)
Average length6.7 letters
Level5,531
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,531 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,531?+
All 37 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
37, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,530 and level 5,532, 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 37 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 BACONGREASE

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 5,531 In Detail

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

Answers in chain37
Longest answerBACONGREASE
Average length6.7 letters
Level5,531
Block5,501–5,600