Word Hike Level 5,549
Answers
49 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.
All 49 clues and answers
| Clue | Answer | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| Locker room emanation | SMELL | 5 |
| One in a buffet stack | DISH | 4 |
| Parka, e.g. | COAT | 4 |
| S&L convenience | ATM | 3 |
| Fleeced | WOOLEN | 6 |
| Notary public's mark | SEAL | 4 |
| Rectangular Manhattan attraction | CENTRALPARK | 11 |
| Wet tropical jungle | RAINFOREST | 10 |
| Make use of the floor | ORATE | 5 |
| Goad | IMPEL | 5 |
| Salmon species | COHO | 4 |
| Berry of "Monster's Ball" | HALLE | 5 |
| Fool | KID | 3 |
| Place for stars | MARQUEE | 7 |
| Have | EAT | 3 |
| Comparatively low on cash | SHORTER | 7 |
| Bout outcome, in brief | TKO | 3 |
| Rest area | BEDROOM | 7 |
| Antiwar advocate | DOVE | 4 |
| Affirmative actions? | AYES | 4 |
| "Toodles" | BYEBYE | 6 |
| Sort (through) | SIFT | 4 |
| "I'm not kidding!" | HONEST | 6 |
| Cold war abatement | THAW | 4 |
| River's beginning | SOURCE | 6 |
| Gravelly sound | RASP | 4 |
| Objects to | DISAPPROVES | 11 |
| Fondling | CUDDLING | 8 |
| Garage entrances | DRIVEWAYS | 9 |
| Freddie Mercury song | KILLERQUEEN | 11 |
| Affiliation | ASSOCIATION | 11 |
| More protracted | LENGTHIER | 9 |
| Pumpkin activity | CARVING | 7 |
| Leftover amount | REMAINDER | 9 |
| Unspecified number | SEVERAL | 7 |
| Lionel train, say | MINIATURE | 9 |
| Spark provider | INITIATOR | 9 |
| Panels illustrating film scripts | STORYBOARDS | 11 |
| Bags full of irons, e.g. | GOLFCLUBS | 9 |
| College subject for programmers | COMPSCI | 7 |
| Keeps going | PERPETUATES | 11 |
| Journey Through The Cosmos: Earth’s big bright object in the night sky | MOON | 4 |
| Journey Through The Cosmos: Hot glowing ball in space | STAR | 4 |
| Journey Through The Cosmos: Vehicle that blasts off into space | ROCKET | 6 |
| Journey Through The Cosmos: Small icy world once called a planet | PLUTO | 5 |
| Journey Through The Cosmos: Planet known as Earth’s “sister planet” | VENUS | 5 |
| Journey Through The Cosmos: Person who travels into space | ASTRONAUT | 9 |
| Journey Through The Cosmos: Force that keeps your feet on the ground | GRAVITY | 7 |
| Journey Through The Cosmos: Path a planet takes around the sun | ORBIT | 5 |
Word Hike Level 5,549 sits in Italy - Renaissance and holds 49 clues, the longest answer being CENTRALPARK 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 4 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 5,548 and level 5,550 linked at the foot of the page.
Word Hike Level 5,549 FAQ
1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,549?+
2How many answers does this level have?+
3Where do I go next?+
4Are these answers verified?+
How Word Hike Works
The same three moves solve most Word Hike puzzles, including this one.
Search the clue
Find the exact wording you are stuck on. Clues identify a line; answers repeat across the game and do not.
Fill the crossings
Long answers are more constrained than short ones. A few intersecting letters usually settle the word before the clue does.
Use the theme
Each hike has a subject, and it shapes the vocabulary even where the clue does not say so.
Word Hike Tips & Strategy
Starting with what this particular level teaches you.
This chain has 49 links
Fill the answers you are sure of first — each confirmed link constrains its neighbours far more than the clue alone.
Longest answer is CENTRALPARK
At 11 letters it is the most constrained slot on the level, which usually makes it the easiest to place.
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.
Letter counts separate similar clues
Where two clues read alike, the answer length tells them apart instantly. Every answer here carries its count.
Long slots are the easy ones
More squares means more crossings and fewer candidates. Start with the longest empty answer rather than the shortest.
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.
Word Hike Level 5,549 In Detail
Everything recorded for this puzzle, counted from its source record.
| Answers in chain | 49 |
|---|---|
| Longest answer | CENTRALPARK |
| Average length | 6.5 letters |
| Level | 5,549 |
| Block | 5,501–5,600 |
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