Word Hike Level 5,640
Answers

41 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

ENCOMPASS

All 41 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
It may be stolen while thousands look onBASE4
'I'm sorry to say . . .''SADLY5
Musical ensembleBAND4
Target of a New Year's resolutionHABIT5
Male personMAN3
Activity in which the police may beat down a doorRAID4
SnapshotPIC3
"____ It Grand, Boys" (Irish standard)ISNT4
Came down a hill; lost one's balanceFELL4
Juicy fruitMANGO5
SurroundENCOMPASS9
FidgetingEDGY4
Whale's homeOCEAN5
Cross-hatched designGRID4
Progress little by littleCREEP5
Ontario, for exampleGREATLAKE9
It’s easy to part with thisCOMB4
Garbo film "Queen _________"CHRISTINA9
Something raised during a toastGLASS5
Helpful infoTIPS4
Madison, Monroe or any of four other presidentsJAMES5
Rarin' to goAVID4
Old _________ had a farm, E I E I OMACDONALD9
Television, newspapers, etc.MEDIA5
ClusterKNOT4
Nile menaceCROC4
PC connection typeUSB3
Score for a gutter ballZERO4
Requirement of license procurementFEE3
At this pointSOFAR5
Stone, e.g.PELT4
Salmon do itSPAWN5
6/6/1944DDAY4
Has A Shell: Slow-moving creature with shellSNAIL5
Has A Shell: Sea animal that resembles a miniature lobsterSHRIMP6
Has A Shell: Chicken producerEGG3
Has A Shell: Beach critter that walks sidewaysCRAB4
Has A Shell: Burrowing marine molluskCLAM4
Has A Shell: Army vehicle or petrol lorryTANK4
Has A Shell: Nut seen on the back of a dimeACORN5
Has A Shell: Commonly planted thingSEED4

Word Hike Level 5,640 sits in Uzbekistan - Samarkand and holds 41 clues, the longest answer being ENCOMPASS 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.

5 of the 41 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 5,601–5,700 block, with level 5,639 and level 5,641 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,640 at a glance
PackUzbekistan - Samarkand
Clues here41
Longest answerENCOMPASS (9)
Shortest answerMAN (3)
Average length4.7 letters
Level5,640
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,640 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,640?+
All 41 answers are listed above, each with its letter count.
2How many answers does this level have?+
41, all listed on this page.
3Where do I go next?+
Use the links at the foot of the page for level 5,639 and level 5,641, or browse the whole 5,601–5,700 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 41 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 ENCOMPASS

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 5,640 In Detail

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

Answers in chain41
Longest answerENCOMPASS
Average length4.7 letters
Level5,640
Block5,601–5,700