Word Hike Level 5,731
Answers

41 linked answers, in play order with letter counts.

WAITINGAREA

All 41 clues and answers

ClueAnswerLetters
Merry Men memberTUCK4
End of some E-mail addressesGOV3
N.B.A. team since 2008THUNDER7
Jobs announcement of 2010IPAD4
Does a tailoring taskALTERS6
["Good heavens!"]GASP4
It's a piece of workTASK4
One coming to homecoming, maybeGRAD4
Most indisposedILLEST6
Programmer's "endless" problemLOOP4
Has a sample ofTASTES6
Potential throat clearer, brieflyEMT3
Pizza topperSAUSAGE7
Airport terminal featureWAITINGAREA11
Released during certain activitiesENDORPHIN9
EventsRECEPTIONS10
Dramatic works full of misfortune and griefTRAGEDIES9
Sound during a heistBANKALARM9
A shrill outcrySCREAMING9
They're "in flight," according to "Afternoon Delight"SKYROCKETS10
Was harshly criticalLASHEDOUT9
Hothead's traitQUICKTEMPER11
What lobsters and crabs haveTENLEGS7
Something with teethJAW3
High-muck-a-mucksMOGULS6
It might be heavedSIGH4
Sam's Club competitorCOSTCO6
Speed measureKNOT4
DiminishFLAG4
Sources of team conflictEGOS4
Set sailEMBARK6
Tent doorFLAP4
HallucesBIGTOES7
Miss, for instanceERR3
GaudyLOUD4
Sound Of Christmas: Casual conversationCHAT4
Sound Of Christmas: Embarrassed reaction, maybeGIGGLE6
Sound Of Christmas: React to a good jokeLAUGH5
Sound Of Christmas: Very narrow fissure?CRACKLING9
Sound Of Christmas: Ad musicJINGLE6
Sound Of Christmas: Entertain at the doorCAROL5

Word Hike Level 5,731 sits in Cape Verde - Assomada and holds 41 clues, the longest answer being WAITINGAREA 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 5,701–5,800 block, with level 5,730 and level 5,732 linked at the foot of the page.

Level 5,731 at a glance
PackCape Verde - Assomada
Clues here41
Longest answerWAITINGAREA (11)
Shortest answerGOV (3)
Average length6 letters
Level5,731
Questions

Word Hike Level 5,731 FAQ

1What is the answer to Word Hike Level 5,731?+
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 5,730 and level 5,732, or browse the whole 5,701–5,800 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 WAITINGAREA

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 5,731 In Detail

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

Answers in chain41
Longest answerWAITINGAREA
Average length6 letters
Level5,731
Block5,701–5,800