Word Hike Level 540 Answers
35 clues on this level, right on the game average of 33.
All 35 Clues for Level 540
Clue text is exactly as the game words it, in level order.
| # | Clue | Answer | Letters | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Fire truck items | HOSES | 5 | |
| #2 | Patient person, metaphorically | SAINT | 5 | |
| #3 | Places for doctors' strikes? | KNEECAPS | 8 | |
| #4 | Cinderella costume piece | DRESS | 5 | |
| #5 | Illegally take, old-style | REAVE | 5 | |
| #6 | Jack who wrote the lyrics to "Tenderly" | LAWRENCE | 8 | |
| #7 | Super muscular | BEEFY | 5 | |
| #8 | Overdo, as a privilege | ABUSE | 5 | |
| #9 | Victories | TRIUMPHS | 8 | |
| #10 | Made a pick | CHOSE | 5 | |
| #11 | Something that might need polishing | IMAGE | 5 | |
| #12 | Put up for election | NOMINATE | 8 | |
| #13 | Like a teddy bear | FUZZY | 5 | |
| #14 | Gather a bit at a time | GLEAN | 5 | |
| #15 | Smetana or Kafka | BOHEMIAN | 8 | |
| #16 | Diamond shape | RHOMB | 5 | |
| #17 | Powerful table tennis shot | SMASH | 5 | |
| #18 | Plentiful | ABUNDANT | 8 | |
| #19 | Rice or wheat | GRAIN | 5 | |
| #20 | What's standard, with "the" | USUAL | 5 | |
| #21 | Commented | REMARKED | 8 | |
| #22 | Tube in a tumbler | STRAW | 5 | |
| #23 | Computer media | DISKS | 5 | |
| #24 | Military outfits | UNIFORMS | 8 | |
| #25 | Celestial streaker | COMET | 5 | |
| #26 | Soak one's bib | DROOL | 5 | |
| #27 | Of the type mentioned | SUCHLIKE | 8 | |
| #28 | Word with canal or control | BIRTH | 5 | |
| #29 | Guiding set of principles | CREED | 5 | |
| #30 | Haunted House: Exhibit in an anatomy class | SKELETON | 8 | |
| #31 | Haunted House: Yelling | SCREAMING | 9 | |
| #32 | Haunted House: Horror film creature | ZOMBIE | 6 | |
| #33 | Haunted House: Halloween store item | MASK | 4 | |
| #34 | Haunted House: First speaker in "Macbeth" | WITCH | 5 | |
| #35 | Haunted House: Sign of fire | SMOKE | 5 |
How Level 540 Breaks Down
This is level 540 of Word Hike, titled "Haunted House", part of the Singapore - Gardens by the Bay episode. It carries 35 clues, which is right on the game-wide average of 33. Answers range from 4 to 9 letters, the longest being SCREAMING.
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 Singapore - Gardens by the Bay episode covers 8 levels, numbered 534 to 541. Move to level 539 or level 541, or go back to the Word Hike hub, which indexes 5,749 levels and 719 episodes.
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Level 540 — Questions
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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.