Word Hike Level 496 Answers
40 clues on this level, above the game average of 33.
All 40 Clues for Level 496
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Solid underground layer | BEDROCK | 7 | |
| #2 | Plate decorations | GARNISHES | 9 | |
| #3 | What A stands for in poker | ACE | 3 | |
| #4 | Grocery store container | BAG | 3 | |
| #5 | Girl _____ cookies | SCOUT | 5 | |
| #6 | Togetherness, agreement | UNITY | 5 | |
| #7 | Dolphin's communication method | SONAR | 5 | |
| #8 | Opening into a sea inlet; the ____ of Mexico | GULF | 4 | |
| #9 | Searches among waste | SCAVENGES | 9 | |
| #10 | Sledge-hammer | MAUL | 4 | |
| #11 | ____ and kisses | HUGS | 4 | |
| #12 | Produce offspring - as salmon do | SPAWN | 5 | |
| #13 | Fish in melts and casseroles | TUNA | 4 | |
| #14 | Fainter than fog | MIST | 4 | |
| #15 | Undersurface of a person's foot | SOLE | 4 | |
| #16 | Someone who believes in the idea that the morally correct course of action is the one that produces benefit for the greatest number of people | UTILITARIAN | 11 | |
| #17 | Industrial production | MANUFACTURE | 11 | |
| #18 | Run smoothly like a river | FLOW | 4 | |
| #19 | 24-hour intervals | DAYS | 4 | |
| #20 | Dark to a poet | EBON | 4 | |
| #21 | Particular place; curve | LOCUS | 5 | |
| #22 | Weasel-like animal | MINK | 4 | |
| #23 | Work undertaken | TASK | 4 | |
| #24 | People who solicit political support | LOBBYISTS | 9 | |
| #25 | Light in a socket | BULB | 4 | |
| #26 | Detest or despise | ABHOR | 5 | |
| #27 | Sharp prickle on a rose | THORN | 5 | |
| #28 | Be a lazy worker | SLACK | 5 | |
| #29 | It's not many | FEW | 3 | |
| #30 | ___ on a limb | OUT | 3 | |
| #31 | Completely indoctrinate | BRAINWASH | 9 | |
| #32 | Determined in opinion; inflexible | ADAMANT | 7 | |
| #33 | Another Word For Money: Crunchy strip | BACON | 5 | |
| #34 | Another Word For Money: Loose copper | CHANGE | 6 | |
| #35 | Another Word For Money: Paris or Rome | CAPITAL | 7 | |
| #36 | Another Word For Money: Fixed compensation | SALARY | 6 | |
| #37 | Another Word For Money: Invoice | BILL | 4 | |
| #38 | Another Word For Money: "Hurt" singer | CASH | 4 | |
| #39 | Another Word For Money: Sandwich component | BREAD | 5 | |
| #40 | Another Word For Money: For mortgage | LOAN | 4 |
How Level 496 Breaks Down
This is level 496 of Word Hike, titled "Another Word For Money", part of the Spain - Spanish Football episode. It carries 40 clues, which is above the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 3 to 11 letters, the longest being UTILITARIAN.
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 Spain - Spanish Football episode covers 8 levels, numbered 494 to 501. Move to level 495 or level 497, 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
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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.