Word Hike Level 4490 Answers
40 clues on this level, above the game average of 33.
All 40 Clues for Level 4490
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Staple food made of baked dough, often eaten with butter | BREAD | 5 | |
| #2 | Snail's protection | SHELL | 5 | |
| #3 | Reporters' needs | NOTEPADS | 8 | |
| #4 | Showbiz person | ACTOR | 5 | |
| #5 | Vex | ANNOY | 5 | |
| #6 | Trees used in tanning | HEMLOCKS | 8 | |
| #7 | Set out for display | ARRAY | 5 | |
| #8 | Barely managing, with "out" | EKING | 5 | |
| #9 | The crucial part of something | BACKBONE | 8 | |
| #10 | Cycle part | PHASE | 5 | |
| #11 | Jobs may be found at this company | APPLE | 5 | |
| #12 | Run through a scene | REHEARSE | 8 | |
| #13 | Make pigtails | BRAID | 5 | |
| #14 | What a physiognomist studies | FACES | 5 | |
| #15 | Disclosures of private matters. | CONFESSIONS | 11 | |
| #16 | Component | INTEGRANT | 9 | |
| #17 | Sustaining stuff | ALIMENT | 7 | |
| #18 | People next door | NEIGHBORS | 9 | |
| #19 | Poultry broth | CHICKENSOUP | 11 | |
| #20 | The earliest form of book | CODEX | 5 | |
| #21 | Under the deck | BELOW | 5 | |
| #22 | Stunning computer graphics, e.g. | EYECANDY | 8 | |
| #23 | Slinky, essentially | HELIX | 5 | |
| #24 | Sound of a fall | CLUNK | 5 | |
| #25 | Commented | REMARKED | 8 | |
| #26 | Camry competitor | JETTA | 5 | |
| #27 | Presented | SHOWN | 5 | |
| #28 | Furnished, kitted out | EQUIPPED | 8 | |
| #29 | Vader in "Star Wars" | DARTH | 5 | |
| #30 | Wrap up | ABORT | 5 | |
| #31 | Overpasses | VIADUCTS | 8 | |
| #32 | Investigate | PROBE | 5 | |
| #33 | King of rock 'n' roll | ELVIS | 5 | |
| #34 | Keys On The Keyboard: The key used to submit or confirm an action | ENTER | 5 | |
| #35 | Keys On The Keyboard: The long key used to create spaces between words | SPACEBAR | 8 | |
| #36 | Keys On The Keyboard: A key that changes letter case or activates shortcuts | SHIFT | 5 | |
| #37 | Keys On The Keyboard: Often used in combination with other keys for shortcuts | CONTROL | 7 | |
| #38 | Keys On The Keyboard: The key used to remove text or files | DELETE | 6 | |
| #39 | Keys On The Keyboard: The key that erases text to the left of the cursor | BACKSPACE | 9 | |
| #40 | Keys On The Keyboard: The key that moves the cursor to the next field or indent | TAB | 3 |
How Level 4490 Breaks Down
This is level 4490 of Word Hike, titled "Keys On The Keyboard", part of the Bahrain - Dilmun Civilization episode. It carries 40 clues, which is above the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 3 to 11 letters, the longest being CONFESSIONS.
Word Hike builds every answer from a shared letter tray, so the tray constrains you as much as the clue does. On a level this size the practical order is to clear the short entries first — they use up the vowels and common consonants, and what remains in the tray narrows the long answers considerably. The clues themselves lean on everyday phrasing rather than crossword shorthand, so read them literally before looking for a trick.
The Bahrain - Dilmun Civilization episode covers 8 levels, numbered 4486 to 4493. Move to level 4489 or level 4491, or go back to the Word Hike hub, which indexes 5,749 levels and 719 episodes.
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How to Solve a Word Hike Level
The order that clears a board fastest.
Read what you are given
Letters, tiles or clues — count them before you start. That constraint is the strongest filter you have.
Anchor with the answers you are sure of
Each confirmed answer narrows the ones it touches, so the easy entries are worth the first minute.
Work outwards
Follow the chain from what you have placed rather than jumping around the board.