Word Hike Level 5012 Answers
48 clues on this level, above the game average of 33.
All 48 Clues for Level 5012
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Interstate through Houston | TEN | 3 | |
| #2 | Kind of cell in biology | BASAL | 5 | |
| #3 | Slowing a horse, with "in" | REINING | 7 | |
| #4 | Bic product | BALLPOINT | 9 | |
| #5 | Trueheart's beau | TRACY | 5 | |
| #6 | Protect | SAFEGUARD | 9 | |
| #7 | Put together | PREPARE | 7 | |
| #8 | Collaborative Web document | WIKI | 4 | |
| #9 | What "n." means in a dictionary | NOUN | 4 | |
| #10 | Naysayer's activity | DENYING | 7 | |
| #11 | What you do to rest at night | SLEEP | 5 | |
| #12 | A formal expression of one's discontent | COMPLAINT | 9 | |
| #13 | Natural science studying life and living organisms | BIOLOGY | 7 | |
| #14 | Makes strokes casually | SCRIBBLES | 9 | |
| #15 | Doesn't come through | RENEGES | 7 | |
| #16 | Spreads or compresses fully | FLATTENSOUT | 11 | |
| #17 | Place for hot shots | ESPRESSOBAR | 11 | |
| #18 | Enjoyed the buffet | ATE | 3 | |
| #19 | Cell stuff | RNA | 3 | |
| #20 | Verbal defiance | LIP | 3 | |
| #21 | Miner matters? | ORES | 4 | |
| #22 | League of Legends or World of Warcraft | GAME | 4 | |
| #23 | "Cosmos" co-creator Carl | SAGAN | 5 | |
| #24 | Reverse sides | BACKS | 5 | |
| #25 | Ice cream effect | SWIRL | 5 | |
| #26 | The other part of each starred answer's etymology | GREEK | 5 | |
| #27 | Mane seen around the farm | DEERE | 5 | |
| #28 | What two-piece suits lack | VESTS | 5 | |
| #29 | Source of Erebus and Gaia, in Greek myth | CHAOS | 5 | |
| #30 | Back part | STERN | 5 | |
| #31 | Small, round and shiny | BEADY | 5 | |
| #32 | Electrical problem | SHORT | 5 | |
| #33 | In good spirits | HAPPY | 5 | |
| #34 | Ocean threats | ORCAS | 5 | |
| #35 | Current fashion | TREND | 5 | |
| #36 | Basic units of life in organisms | CELLS | 5 | |
| #37 | Like many a stained shirt pocket | INKY | 4 | |
| #38 | Unlit | DARK | 4 | |
| #39 | Light yellowish green | AVOCADO | 7 | |
| #40 | Long & Thin: Wagging part of a dog | TAIL | 4 | |
| #41 | Long & Thin: Output of a spinning jenny | YARN | 4 | |
| #42 | Long & Thin: Deep-fried strips or slices of potatoes | FRIES | 5 | |
| #43 | Long & Thin: Stick for manually indicating on a blackboard, map, chart etc. | POINTER | 7 | |
| #44 | Long & Thin: Hollow tube used to drink | STRAW | 5 | |
| #45 | Long & Thin: Long & Thin: These are used to tie shoes | LACES | 5 | |
| #46 | Long & Thin: Fishing pole | ROD | 3 | |
| #47 | Long & Thin: What a bobbin may hold | THREAD | 6 | |
| #48 | Long & Thin: An instrument used for writing or drawing | PEN | 3 |
How Level 5012 Breaks Down
This is level 5012 of Word Hike, titled "Long & Thin", part of the Luxembourg - National Symbols episode. It carries 48 clues, which is above the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 3 to 11 letters, the longest being FLATTENSOUT.
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 Luxembourg - National Symbols episode covers 8 levels, numbered 5006 to 5013. Move to level 5011 or level 5013, 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.